27 Mitchell Close, Lenham, Kent, ME17 2AE
CHI/29UH/MNR/2024/0037 · Maidstone · decided 10 Apr 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £940 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,450 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,265 +34.6% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 11 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 | 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
The subject property is a modern and attractive house in Lenham which is an upmarket village with good transport links. … It also places weight on the 3-bedroom terraced house in Lenham High Street where the asking rent was £1,500 p.c.m. It places less weight on Honeywood Road, Lenham being an end of terrace house, older and less attractive than the subject property. … Taking all these factors into account, the Tribunal finds that had the property been in very good condition, the market rent would have been £1,500 per month. However, the Tribunal accepts many of the tenant’s submissions that the bathroom and kitchen are tired, with some mould, and that there is some wear and tear in other parts of the property. In addition, the Tribunal notes that the exterior paintwork to the rendering requires redecoration. … In most assured shorthold tenancies, the landlord is liable for internal repairs. If that were so, the Tribunal would have made an allowance for interior disrepair at 10% of the rent. It would also have allowed 5% for the exterior disrepair for which the landlord is responsible. … However, clause 9.1 of the tenancy agreement states: “The Tenant shall keep the Property (including any doors, windows and skylights) clean, tidy and in good repair and condition.” (emphasis added). …
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.