Marazion, Rickmans Lane, Plaistow, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 0NT
CHI/45UD/MNR/2020/0051 · Chichester · decided 21 Aug 2020
old rules| Rent before the notice | £640 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £895 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £675 +5.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Jul 2020 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 28 May 2020 |
| 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 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. … In the first instance the Tribunal determined what rent the landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the property in the open market if it were let today on the terms and in the condition that is considered usual for such an open market letting. In the absence of comparable evidence from the parties, the tribunal relied on its own knowledge and experience of lettings of similar properties and determined that the starting point should be £925 per month. … However, this rent is on the basis of a letting in good, modernised condition and deductions must be made to reflect the fact that the rental bid in present condition would differ from the rent if the house were in good, modernised condition. … The Tribunal has referred to the supplied documents and photographs, and has proceeded on the following assumptions: (a) There is no record of any improvements carried out by the tenant and thus no allowance is made. (b) With regard to the apportionment of responsibility for repairs and decorations the Tribunal refers to item 11 above. …
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.