Flat 3, 26 Lyndhurst Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4PD
CAM/42UH/MNR/2022/0007 · East Suffolk · decided 19 Apr 2022
old rules| Rent before the notice | not stated |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £485 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £475 |
| New rent takes effect | 19 Apr 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 27 Jan 2022 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 2 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 flat is located approximately 1.25 miles north of the town centre, within easy walking distance of the sea front. It is on the second floor of a three storey converted semi-detached house. The accommodation comprises three rooms, kitchen and bathroom/wc. It is centrally heated and double glazed. … Apart from the bathroom/wc the parties agree that the flat is unmodernised, the carpets were laid a number of years ago and the decorations are dated. … In coming to its decision, I had regard to the evidence supplied by the landlord. The comparables were superior in terms of modernisation to the subject premises and generally benefited from white goods, floor coverings and blinds or curtains. Although one was in the same street as the subject, the other three were either closer to the town centre or situated to the south of the town centre, including one which had sea views. The highest rent was in respect of a flat in modern purpose built block. … I concluded that the rent at which the property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market would be £550 per month. The open market rent is on the basis that the flat is in the condition usually found in open market lettings. However, the flat is not in that condition as the kitchen requires updating, the decorations are some ten years old, the carpets are worn, and the curtains and white goods are the tenants. …
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.