Flat 7, Wootton Heights, Wootton Mount, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1PJ
HAV/00HQ/MNR/2026/0035 · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 6 Jul 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £990 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,055 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £925 −6.6% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 6 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 | flat, 1 bedroom |
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 has determined the notice for the proposed increase in rent given by the landlord dated 6 January 2026 is valid. … Both parties have given submissions, various aspects of which are questioned as to their relevance and rebutted over their timing. The Tribunal is to determine the rent the property might reasonably be expected to let in the open market by a willing landlord under an assured tenancy – which begins at the beginning of the new period specified in the notice, section 14(1)(b) of the 1988 Act. The beginning of the new period specified in the notice is 16 February 2026. Accordingly, 16 February 2026 is the valuation date the Tribunal is to determine the market rent. … The Tribunal has dealt with this point in paragraph 28 (1) above. … The Tribunal has limited its discussions to the one-bedroom properties, see paragraph 25 above. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables lettings evidence provided by the parties, the Tribunal considers that the market rent of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £975 per calendar month. 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 central heating, double glazing, 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.