29 Babbacombe Close, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8PA
HAV/00HG/MNR/2026/0105 · Plymouth · decided 13 Jul 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £950 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,150 +21.1% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 May 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 8 Jan 2026 |
| 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 tenancy agreement signed by the parties in March 2025 did not contain any reference to, or an agreement that, rent was to be increased by £25. … “this year’s tenancy agreement” would refer to an agreement in 2024. The Tribunal appreciates that the email refers to “your rent will increase by £25.00 per month from the 1.11.25 and again by £25.00 per month from the 1.11.26”. The £25 increases are not included in the signed March 2025 agreement. The jurisdiction of this Tribunal is to determine the market rent; it cannot determine contractual issues. … The Tenants did not provide any comparables. The Tenants did provide photos, but no other evidence to substantiate the issues they raise about unfinished repairs and dust/fumes. … The Landlord provided comparables, and the Tribunal considers the comparables provided by the Landlord are relevant to this matter. … Relying on its own expertise and general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables provided by the Landlord, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1,200 pcm etc. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market if it was in the same general condition as the comparable properties including having white goods and curtains provided by the landlord. …
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.