75 Lightridge Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2HF
MAN/00CZ/MNR/2019/0082 · Kirklees · decided 13 Jan 2020
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Rent before the notice | £950 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,275 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,200 +26.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | not stated |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 16 Sep 2019 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 4 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically; these figures haven't been checked yet and are left out of the statistics, so compare them with the original.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Tribunal determines that the Open Rent, rent calculation cannot be relied upon, it is far too low a rent for this type of property in this location. … The Tribunal accepts the evidence of "the landlord" to the effect that rental values are not dropping in this area. … This indicating demand for similar properties at a higher rental value nearby. 25.The Tribunal considers the potential comparables that have been referred to in the case. … The Tribunal determines that it must reduce the notional open market rent for "the property" to £1,000 to reflect these two devaluing features. … A great deal of evidence has been given in relation to "the tenant's" contention that the gutters, even after repair and maintenance has been carried out, are still leaking. "The landlord" gives detail as to how he has dealt with this issue, employing a roofing expert to assist him and that testing of the gutters is still ongoing. The Tribunal has seen a photograph taken yesterday by "the Tenants" bRother that shows drips coming from one place in the gutter. However, the Tribunal is satisfied that extensive work has been done to the gutters and that testing is still ongoing with a view to complete eradication of any lingering dripping. The Tribunal determines that such fault as still exists is not capable of effecting the rental value of "the property". …
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.