293A Harehills Lane, Leeds, LS9 6AA
MAN/00DA/MNR/2026/0058 · Leeds · decided 18 May 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £525 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £850 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £700 +33.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 21 Feb 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | not stated, 2 bedrooms |
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 firstly the issues of validity raised by the Tenant. To the extent the Tribunal is of the view that the Landlord’s notice of increase was not valid, the Tribunal would not have jurisdiction to determine the Application. … The Tribunal is of the view that most of the alleged defects raised by the Tenant would fall into this category. … The one issue which gave the Tribunal greater cause for concern was whether the proposed effective date for the new rent is the start of a rental period as required under the Act. The Tribunal noted the original tenancy agreement is inconsistent in identifying the length of the term, but considers that on balance the proper construction of the agreement is that the contractual term ended on 21 June 2019 (indeed, this is the date provided by the tenant for the end of the tenancy in box 5.6 of the Rents 1 application form), with a periodic tenancy arising on 22 June 2019 and four-weekly thereafter. On this basis, the proposed effective date of 21 February 2026 was at the start of a rental period as required under the Act. … Whilst it is outside the Tribunal’s jurisdiction to determine that the Landlord’s notice is valid (that is a matter for the County Court), the Tribunal takes the view that the notice appears valid and is satisfied, therefore, that it has the necessary jurisdiction to determine the Application. …
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.