Room 2, 13 Grimthorpe Place, Leeds, LS6 3JT
MAN/00DA/MNR/2026/0366 · Leeds · decided 30 Sep 2026
old rulesroom in shared housebills included| Rent before the notice | £550 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £675 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £650 +18.2% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice served before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | room |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Under section 14(1) of the 1988 Act, 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 if an application for hardship has been made, which is not the case here. … As regards the Tenant’s comparables, her comments are of a general nature and not supported by evidence of any specific comparables. It is not known if the rental figures mentioned included council tax and utilities, so that the Tribunal was unable to make a proper comparison with a rent for the Property. It is not known how the Tenant reached her proposed rent of £589.00 pcm. … Of the Landlord’s comparables, the Tribunal considered the actual rents for rooms 1 and 3 in the same building were to be preferred, the rent for which also includes council tax and utilities. Any criticism of the nature and extent of the shared facilities in the lounge/kitchen made by the Tenant would also extend to those rooms which share the same facilities. …
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The original
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