Weir House, Millmead, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BD
CHI/43UD/MNR/2023/0024 · Guildford · decided 18 Apr 2023
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £1,700 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,500 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £2,500 +47.1% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 29 Mar 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 4 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Having carefully considered all of the evidence the Tribunal considers that the rent that would be achieved in good condition with refurbished kitchen and bathroom fittings, modern services, central heating, carpets, curtains, white goods supplied by the landlord would be £4000 per month. … This is a completely individual property in terms of location and type. Therefore, the Tribunal had to make certain assumptions regarding specification, location, floor area, house type, actual achieved rent value and any market movement compared with the date of valuation. … That however 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 to the Tribunal we consider that that the rent should be reduced by £1,500 to reflect the need for internal refurbishment, the tenants internal decorating responsibilities,the existing condition of the exterior (even though a maintenance programme of £90,000 is planned for the future.) terms of the tenancy, attached flat and access arrangements. …
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.