Lower Aish Cottage, Poundsgate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7NY
HAV/18UH/MNR/2025/0756 · Teignbridge · decided 9 Oct 2025
old rules| Rent before the notice | £600 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £800 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £722.50 +20.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 15 Jul 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, 2 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 given consideration to the comparable evidence provided by the parties and of its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, the Tribunal determines that the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition would be £850 per calendar month. … Such a tenancy would normally include white goods, carpets, curtains/blinds and associated fittings to all be provided by the Landlord. … In this case the property is not in such condition. Evidence supplied to the Tribunal shows walls within the property in a poor condition, in need of redecoration, as well as evidence of damp and mould on parts of the walls. The Tribunal notes the EPC rating of “F” for the property, albeit an exemption certificate has been obtained by the Landlord. Accordingly, the Tribunal determined that the ‘open market rent’ should be reduced by 15% per month to reflect the general wants of repair and current condition of the property. … The Tribunal considered the Applicant’s submissions around extensive gardening. The Tribunal noted the obligation within the tenancy agreement at clause 1.32 that places the obligation on the tenant “to keep the Garden in the same character, weed free and in good order”. …
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.