8 Penney Close, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2NE
HAV/29UD/MNR/2026/0004 · Dartford · decided 1 May 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,500 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,700 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,635 +9.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 13 Jan 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 29 Oct 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, 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 Tribunal has been provided with copies of two tenancy agreements for the property. … This was actioned and the subsequent (second) tenancy is dated 13 December 2022. … Having reviewed both tenancy agreement, the Tribunal is satisfied the terms of each are fundamentally the same, and with regards to the parties respective repairing obligations. The Tribunal notes, contrary to what the tenants say, they are not responsible for decorations. … The Tribunal considers the comparable lettings provided by both parties to be relevant to this matter and are of assistance. … 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 modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1,800.00 pcm. 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 white goods and curtains provided by the landlord. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made adjustments in relation to the following. … In its determination the Tribunal has adopted the tenants’ position. …
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.