5 The Meadows, East Portlemouth, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8PE
CHI/18UG/MNR/2023/0057 · South Hams · decided 30 May 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £546 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £562 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £612.50 +12.2% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 May 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 14 Mar 2023 |
| 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
Having carefully considered all the evidence the Tribunal considers that the rent that would be achieved in good condition with refurbished kitchen and bathroom fittings, modern services, central heating, carpets, curtains, white goods supplied by the landlord would be £875 per month. … This ranged from £1200pcm-£725pcm from 1/1/2021 through to 13/4/2023 over a 5-mile radius. This is a somewhat individual property in terms of location and type. Therefore, the Tribunal had to make certain assumptions regarding specification, location, floor area, building type, actual achieved rent value and any market movement compared with the date of valuation. … That however is the rent that would be achieved if the property was let in good condition with all modern amenities. The Tribunal must disregard any increase in rental value attributable to the tenant’s improvements, unless they are carried out under an obligation to the landlord. The Tribunal has been provided with a copy of the tenancy agreement, which incorporates the usual repair obligations. … Based upon the evidence provided to the Tribunal we consider that the rent should be reduced by £262.50 (30%) to reflect the need for internal refurbishment, no central heating, carpets or curtains, white goods and double glazing. the terms of the tenancy and substandard method of construction. …
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.