69 Emerald View, Warden, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 4PQ
CHI/29UM/MNR/2024/0008 · Swale · decided 10 Jun 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £900 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,150 +27.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 2 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 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. In such lettings it is normal for the property to be in good condition with carpets, curtains, cooker, fridge and washing machine all provided by the landlord. … The personal circumstances of the Parties are not relevant to this issue. … However, it was apparent that the property was not in as good a condition as would normally be expected with particular regard to the door and window subframes. The Tribunal decided that a reduction of rent in the sum of £30 per month should be made to reflect this. … In addition, the Tribunal needs to reflect the Tenant’s provision of a fridge and washing machine. The Tribunal decided that a reduction of £20 per month should be made to reflect this. …
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.