77 Saunders Avenue, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 5DF
MAN/00BX/MNR/2026/0173 · Knowsley · decided 1 Jun 2026
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £478.31 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £505.44 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £676 +41.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 18 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
The Tribunal considered the evidence provided by the Tenant referred to in the previous paragraph but did not attach weight to it as evidence of the market rent. … The rents proposed by the Landlord for both the subject Property and the comparable are not based on market values, but rather are limited based on the appropriate percentage increase applied to the previous year’s rent. The reason for the discrepancy between the two properties for 2026 is, presumably, that the rents for 2025 were not the same. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £156.00 pcm, inclusive of service charges and based on rent payable for 50 out of 52 weeks each year. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market if it was in the same general condition as comparable properties. … The Tribunal assumes the property to be in good condition. As such, no adjustments are warranted and the market rent is determined as below. Market rent £156.00 (inclusive of service charges of £12.41) per week
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.