Flat 18 Bracken Court, 133 Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 6FB
HAV/43UK/MNR/2026/0086 · Tandridge · decided 24 Jul 2026
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £901.25 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £944.49 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £944.49 +4.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 23 Feb 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, 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
In coming to its decision the tribunal had regard to the representations of the parties. The matters the tribunal is required to take into account are set out in section 14 of the Act, as summarised above. … The tribunal considered that, in good and fully modernised condition and let on the open market, the property would command a rent of £1,200.00 per calendar month. However, having regard to the terms and conditions of the tenancy, the fact that the tenant provides the carpets, curtains and white goods and in particular the dated condition of the kitchen and bathroom (the bathroom showing evidence of mould and water damage), the tribunal applied a deduction of £150.00 per calendar month. The open market rent for the property is accordingly assessed at £1,050.00 per calendar month, equivalent to £242.31 per week. … The open market rent so assessed (£242.31 per week) exceeds both the current rent (£207.98 per week) and the rent of £217.96 per week proposed by the landlord in its notice. It is often the case that market rents are in excess of those charged by social landlords, whose remit is to provide affordable housing and whose rents are calculated by reference to a percentage of market rent or an index rather than the open market. In accordance with the usual convention of social landlords, the landlord does not seek to charge more than the rent proposed in its notice. …
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.