52 Labrador Drive, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1UX
CHI/00HP/MNR/2019/0048 · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 10 Sep 2019
old rules| Rent before the notice | £925 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £960 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £900 −2.7% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 30 Jul 2019 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 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 Tribunal is required to determine the rent at which the subject property might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market by a willing Landlord under an assured tenancy. The personal circumstances of the parties is not relevant to this issue. … The tenants have provided letting details of two similar 2-bedroom properties in the general area which from the “Zoopla” details appear broadly comparable. Whilst the subject property suffers from the defects referred to at paragraph 7 above it is not possible to determine how its condition compares with the properties put forward as comparable. … The Tribunal finds the guidance provided by the asking rents of the comparables persuasive and considers that the rental value of the subject property is £900 pcm. … On the information available to the Tribunal in respect of the comparable properties it is not possible to make any adjustment to reflect the wants of repair referred to and we therefore determine the rent at £900 pcm. Determination 15. The Tribunal therefore determines that the rent at which the property would be expected to let on the terms of the existing tenancy and in its existing condition is £900.00 per month payable from 30 July 2019 being the date referred to in the Landlord’s notice.
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.