Moorlands, Moor Lane, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9EJ
CHI/40UD/MNR/2024/0118 · Somerset · decided 23 Jul 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £850 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,000 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £950 +11.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 22 Apr 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 6 Mar 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. The personal circumstances of the Parties are not relevant to this issue. CHI/40UD/MNR/2024/0118 21. Such an open market letting would normally include basic white goods comprising a washing machine, cooker and fridge, and floor coverings and curtains throughout the property. The photographs provided with the letting particulars show the accommodation to be quite dated which needs to be reflected in the amount of rent payable. … Having carefully considered the representations from the parties and associated correspondence, and using its own judgement and knowledge of rental values in the Wincanton area, 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 £1,200 per month. … The Tribunal also noted that the Tenants state that the boiler does not work properly, which was not disputed by the Landlord, and the property has a low EPC rating. …
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.