1 Holywell Close, Swanmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2FT
HAV/24UP/MNR/2026/0014 · Winchester · decided 25 Mar 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £2,000 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,150 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £2,050 +2.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 14 Feb 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
Whereas the Tribunal has read all the contents of the bundle (the papers), it limits its discussion and considerations to those points relevant to reach its determination. … The tenants have provided further information in their application. … It is the Tribunal’s understanding the tenants might be misconceived with respect to the valuation date. The Tribunal is to determine the rent the property might reasonably be expected to let in the open market under an assured tenancy, which begins at the beginning of the new period specified in the notice, inter alia, section 14(1)(b) of the 1988 Act. The new period specified in the notice is 14 February 2026. … From the Tribunal’s interpretation of their Reading of the papers, the balance of the description of the accommodation and the features of the property are agreed between the parties. The photographs of the property confirm it is in good condition with modern kitchen and bathroom equipment. …
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.