Flat 7 57 Earls Avenue Folkestone Kent CT20 2HA
HAV/29UL/MRA/2026/0005 · Folkestone and Hythe · decided 10 Sep 2026
| Rent before the notice | £440 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £825 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £725 +64.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 7 May 2026 |
| Rules | New rules (notice dated on or after 1 May 2026): the tribunal could only confirm or lower 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
Under section 14(1) of the Housing Act 1988 (as amended), the Tribunal is required to determine the rent at which the Property might reasonably be expected to let in the open market by a willing Landlord at the beginning of the new period specified in the Landlord’s notice. Relevant Tenant improvements or failure of the Tenant to comply with the terms of the tenancy are to be disregarded. Historic issues relating to the tenancy or the personal circumstances of the Landlord are not taken into account. The personal circumstances of the Tenant are only considered if an application for hardship has been made. … Relying on its own expertise and general knowledge of rental values in the area, together with the comparable evidence provided by the parties, the Tribunal considers that the market rent of the subject Property, if modernised and presented in good condition, would be in the order of £750 pcm. In reaching this conclusion, the Tribunal attached significant weight to rents agreed for other flats within the same building, as these provide particularly useful evidence of rental value in comparable accommodation, whilst recognising differences in size, layout, heating arrangements, level of amenity and condition. The Tribunal has also considered the wider comparable evidence submitted by the parties. …
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.