31 Heathcote Street, Stone, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6GT
HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/0817 · Dartford · decided 11 Mar 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,795 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,900 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,865 +3.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 22 Dec 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 7 Nov 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
The Tribunal considers that there is a particular micro market for rental properties on this development. The homes are nearly new and energy efficient. … The only evidence provided of actual rents achieved are recent lettings and renewals arranged by the Agent. … The Tribunal is faced with differing evidence regarding the provision of blinds but concludes that the Tenant would be unlikely to claim to provide blinds if he had not done so. Accordingly, the Tribunal has adjusted a new open market rent of £1,875 by £10 per month to reflect this. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparable evidence provided by the Parties, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject property is £1,865 per month. Market rent £1,865 pcm
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.