1a Norfolk Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, CT9 2HU
HAV/29UN/MNR/2026/0173 · Thanet · decided 31 Jul 2026
old rulesThe tribunal did not set a rent in this decision (for example, the application was withdrawn or struck out, or this is a later ruling on an earlier decision). See the original for details.
| Rent before the notice | £640 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £800 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Missing tenant from the notice 11. … There are two tenants on the agreement, and the Landlord has failed to give them notice. Effective date incorrect 12. The effective date is based on the tenancy in place; the rolling periodic tenancy in place stems from the tenancy agreement dated 15 August 2017. A new tenancy agreement was entered into on 15 August 2017 for a term of 6 months i.e 15 August 2017-14 February 2018. After the fixed term, there has been a monthly rolling tenancy in place, i.e from the 15th of each month to the 14th of each month. … The new lease dated 15 August 2017 replaced the previous agreement, so the fact that the previous agreement had an effective date that was the 1st of each month is irrelevant, as that tenancy agreement has been replaced. … The fact that the tenant believes the effective date should be the 5th of each month because that is when the rent is paid is also irrelevant. … The Tribunal determines that the effective date on the landlord’s notice is incorrect. The proposed start date of 1 June 2026 was not the first day of a tenancy period. Address wrong 17. This is an obvious error and not one that on its own would invalidate the notice because if the only error was the address: a. the notice serves its statutory purpose, notwithstanding any errors or omissions, and b. …
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.