Flat 6, 46 High Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 2JF
CHI/00MS/MNR/2024/0058 · Southampton · decided 10 May 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £725 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £775 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £775 +6.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 1 bedroom |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Having carefully considered all the evidence from the Landlord and the Tenant the Tribunal considers that an achievable rent for the property in a good marketable condition with reasonably modern kitchen and bathroom fittings, modern services, carpets, curtains and white goods supplied by the landlord would be £775 per month. This figure is based upon the comparable evidence provided by both parties and the Tribunal’s professional judgement and experience. In particular, the Tribunal considered the recent letting of flat 7 in the same building at £775 per month to be very compelling evidence. 11 The Tribunal found no reason to adjust this rent to allow for the condition of the fabric of the building, internal condition of the property and services. 12 The average rent for rental properties in the Southampton area has increased every quarter since the end of 2019, according to the online property portal Rightmove. The rent increases are due to not enough properties coming to the market to meet demand and the number of homes for rent is 46 per cent below 2019 levels. This puts this decision in context with the current rental market. … The Tribunal has not been provided with a copy of the tenancy agreement, but it is assumed it incorporates the usual repair obligations. …
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.