Flat 9, Deakin Court, 9 Bournemouth Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 3LN
HAV/24UD/MNR/2026/0148 · Eastleigh · decided 3 Jul 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £750 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,300 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,025 +36.7% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 18 May 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 16 Apr 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
We disregarded the Landlord’s rental opinions as they were not evidenced but from the Tribunal’s own expertise and general knowledge of rental values in the area, a rent of £1300 to £1,400 pcm would suggest the Landlord regards the Property as a 2-bedroom flat. We find that it is not; it is a one-bedroom with, unusually, two separate reception rooms. The Landlord’s reference to a gradual increase arrangement is of no relevance in determining the market rent. … With regards to the Tenant’s evidence, we were provided with advertised rental values for one- bedroom flats within the locality of the Property, but there are no photographs or further description of the character of the comparables that allows us to make a considered comparison. From the photographic evidence, we find that the Property is in generally good condition with a modern kitchen but a somewhat dated bathroom. With regards to rodents in the grounds of the building, we were satisfied based on the evidence provided by the Tenant that appropriate action is being taken and whilst the issue may not yet have been resolved we do not consider that a ground for making a deduction in the market rent. …
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.