229 Langer Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2EE
CAM/42UG/MNR/2022/0097 · East Suffolk · decided 9 Jan 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £675 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £705 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £700 +3.7% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 4 Dec 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 3 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Tribunal determines a market rent for a property by reference to rental values generally and to the rental values for comparable properties in the locality in particular. It does not take into account the present rent and the period of time which that rent has been charged nor does it take into account the percentage increase which the proposed rent represents to the existing rent. In addition, the legislation makes it clear that the Tribunal cannot take into account the personal circumstances of either the landlord or the tenant. … The Tribunal assesses a rent for the Property as it is on the day of the hearing disregarding any improvements made by the tenant but taking into account the impact on rental value of disrepair (if any) which is not due to a failure of the tenant to comply with the terms of the tenancy. … No comparable evidence was provided by either party. … In the circumstances the tribunal is therefore required to use its experience and expertise to arrive at the open market value of the property in the condition which most modern properties in the area would be expected to let. … The tribunal is of the opinion that this would be in the region of £875 per month. … However, adjustment needs to be made for the state of repair and general amenities of the property which would appear to be below that of properties on the rental market. …
An extract. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.