Flat 21, Hornby II, 12 Arthur Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PU
CHI/19UC/MNR/2023/0056 · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 25 Apr 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £810 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £900 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £880 +8.6% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 8 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 | 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 Tribunal first considered whether it felt able to reasonably and fairly decide this case based on the papers submitted only with no oral hearing. Having read and considered the papers it decided that it could do so. … 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 are not relevant to this issue. CHI/19UC/MNR/2023/0056 21. Having carefully considered the representations from the parties and associated correspondence and using its own judgement and knowledge of rental values in Christchurch the Tribunal decided that the market rent for the subject property if let today in a condition that was usual for such an open market letting would be £950 per month. … However, the Tribunal decided that this figure needs to be adjusted to take account of the Tenants provision of fridge and washing machine, with a further adjustment to reflect the present condition and general repair. … The Tribunal decided to adjust the rent by £20 per month in respect of white goods and £50 per month in respect of general repair, a total adjustment of £70 per month. … The Tenants made no representation that the starting date for the new rent specified in the Landlord’s notice would cause the Tenants undue hardship. …
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.