Flat 4, 34 Raleigh Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1TX
CHI/18UC/MNR/2024/0010 · Exeter · decided 10 May 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £720 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £795 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £795 +10.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 7 Jan 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 16 Nov 2023 |
| 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 the Tribunal considers that the rent that would be achieved 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 £795 per month. This figure is based upon the comparable evidence and analysis provided by the Landlord and the Tribunal’s professional judgement and experience. … The Tribunal found no reason to adjust this rent to allow for the condition to the fabric of the building, internal condition of the property and services. 12 The average rent for properties in the Exeter area has increased every quarter since the end of 2019, according to the online property portal Rightmove. The rent increases are due to too few properties coming to the market in order to meet demand resulting in the number of homes for rent now being 46 per cent below 2019 levels. These factors which are adversely affecting the property market help put the Tribunal’s decision in context. … The Tribunal has been provided with a copy of the tenancy agreement, which incorporates the usual repair obligations. … The Tribunal received no evidence of hardship from the Tenant and, therefore, the rent determined by the tribunal is to take effect from 7th January 2024.
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.