190 Linksfield Road, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, CT8 8HL
CHI/29UN/MNR/2023/0224 · Thanet · decided 20 Nov 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £925 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,100 +18.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 17 Aug 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
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, and notwithstanding the lack of representations from the Landlord, it decided that it could do so. … The Tribunal noted that the property is currently being offered for sale and the Tribunal was able to view details for the property, with photographs, on line. … 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 Tenant are not relevant to this issue. … Having carefully considered the representations from the parties and associated correspondence and using its own judgement and knowledge of rental values in north Kent, 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 £1,150 per month which reflects the fact that the Bathroom is on the ground floor which does not suit many prospective tenants. … In addition, the Tribunal needs to reflect the Tenant’s improvements including the provision of the shower screen and should also reflect the general condition as described by the Tenant. These had not been challenged by the Landlord. …
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.