Haygrove Farm, Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 7HX
CHI/40UC/MNR/2023/0124 · Somerset · decided 7 Jul 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,600 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,800 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,750 +9.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 30 Apr 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 3 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 | house |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The first step is to calculate the rental figure in good marketable condition. Having carefully considered all of the comparable evidence, and using its knowledge and experience the Tribunal considers that the rent that would be achieved in good condition with refurbished kitchen and bathroom fittings, external maintenance, internal renovation, modern services, carpets, curtains, and white goods supplied by the landlord would be £2,300 per month. The Tribunal did its best to analyze the generic “Rightmove” comparable evidence provided by the landlord, together with the evidence provided by the tenant. … This initial figure is the rent that would be achieved if the property was let in good condition with all modern amenities. The Tribunal must disregard any increase in rental value attributable to the tenant’s improvements, unless they are carried out under an obligation to the landlord. The Tribunal has been provided with a copy of the tenancy agreement, which incorporates the usual repair obligations. … Based upon the evidence provided the Tribunal considers that that the rent should be reduced by £550 per month to reflect the need for internal refurbishment and upgrade of services and fittings, the existing condition of the exterior of the building and gardens and lack of white goods. This deduction reduces the rent to a figure of £1,750 per month 19. …
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.