Flat 8, 7 Bazalgette Rise, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8FJ
CHI/29UH/MNR/2019/0018 · Maidstone · decided 15 May 2019
old ruleshousing association / affordable rentbills included| Rent before the notice | £736.11 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £739 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £760 +3.2% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Apr 2019 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 18 Feb 2019 |
| 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
In the first instance and in accordance with Section 14 of the Act (see above), the Tribunal determined what rent the landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the property in the open market if it were let today on an Assured Tenancy in the condition that is considered usual for such an open market letting exclusive of water rates and council tax. … The letting market has grown substantially in recent years and there is now ample evidence of open market rents for Assured Shorthold Tenancies. In the competitive market that now exists, such properties need to be in first class structural and decorative order and be equipped with all amenities such as full modern central heating, double glazing and other energy-saving facilities along with white goods, carpets and curtains to ensure the property attains its full rental income potential. Where such items and facilities are missing the Tribunal has noted the rent is found to be correspondingly lower. … The comparable evidence submitted by the tenants was of help to the Tribunal in assessing the market rent, but they were not evidence of actual lettings or rent reviews that had taken place. … The Tribunal is an expert Tribunal and has extensive general knowledge of market rents in the area. …
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.