3 Falkirk Drive, Eccles, Manchester, M30 0YY

From the tribunal's valuation

Under section 14(1) of the 1988 Act (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 in respect of the date of commencement of the new rent if an application for hardship has been made. … The Tenant objected to the proposed rent on the basis that £1,615.00 pcm represented another significant increase from the original rent of £995.00 pcm agreed in July 2020, and from the current rent of £1,295.00. Past increases in rent and the amount of the present increase are not matters which the Tribunal can take into account, however. Irrespective of past increases, the Tribunal must determine an open market rent for the Property as of 3 August 2026 on the footing of a hypothetical letting by a hypothetical landlord to a hypothetical tenant. … The Tribunal does accept the Tenant’s observations concerning the Landlord’s comparables, however. …

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