53 Firbank Grove, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 0NY
MAN/00DA/MRA/2026/0019 · Leeds · decided 6 Aug 2026
figures not yet checked| Rent before the notice | £950.50 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,300 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,200 +26.2% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 28 May 2026 |
| Rules | New rules (notice dated on or after 1 May 2026): the tribunal could only confirm or lower the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 3 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 first considered the conditions issued raised by the Landlord. None of these are considered to be of sufficient relevance or significance to impact upon the rental value consideration. … The Tribunal then turned to the letting information provided by the tenant. This mainly comprised of internet research of comparable properties in the same locality. Within that research, it identifies that similar property with parking and in good condition can be expected to achieve between £1,100 to £1,300 pcm. However, whilst price guidelines for comparable properties can be helpful, these are not confirmed lettings and accordingly, is of limited assistance to the Tribunal. … The Tribunal then considered the supporting evidence provided by the Landlord. The evidence sits within the range of £1,200 – £1,400 pcm. The first three comparables in the schedule at paragraph 18 are of most relevance to the tribunal as these are ‘agreed lets’. The average of these three properties being £1,216 pcm. … Using its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables provided, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1,200 pcm. 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 the comparable properties. …
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.