39 Southern Terrace, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7LS
HAV/00HG/MNR/2025/0818 · Plymouth · decided 2 Feb 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £750 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,250 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,200 +60.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 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
The Tribunal first considered whether it felt able to reasonably and fairly decide this case based on the papers submitted and inspection only with no oral hearing. Having read and considered the papers it decided that it could do so. … The Tribunal inspected the property on 27 January 2026.It found that whilst the improvement works listed by the Landlord have been extensive, there are areas which still require attention including various areas of decoration and wall finishes. The garage door has no handle and there are signs of mould remaining. … At the time of inspection there were works going on to the exterior and the outside was scaffolded. HAV/00HQ/MNR/2025/0724 26. The provision of photographs had been particularly helpful to the Tribunal. … The Tribunal notes that there is no fridge or washing machine provided as is usual for this type of let. … 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. …
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.