5 Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2NY
HAV/29UM/MNR/2024/0636 · Swale · decided 25 Jan 2025
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,275 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,425 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,325 +3.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 28 Oct 2024 |
| 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
After reviewing rental rates for comparable properties in the area, I feel that a fair increase would be up to £1350 per month, considering the unresolved issues.’’ 6. … Such a tenancy would normally include white goods, carpets, curtains/blinds and associated fittings, all to be provided by the Landlord. … In this case the Tenant has informed the Tribunal of various items of disrepair and that the insulation is insufficient. In addition, the Tribunal notes: (1) the property is located on a bend of a comparatively busy road and close to a roundabout; (2) the amenity space is limited, typically the front garden is small; and (3) the Tenant is responsible for internal decorations (fair wear and tear excepted). Accordingly, some adjustments to the market rent are necessary. … The Tenants made no representation that the starting date for the new rent specified in the Landlord’s notice would cause them undue hardship. … This being the date specified in the Landlord’s Notice proposing a new 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.