35 Bower Fold, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 2AS
MAN/00EX/MRA/2026/0066 · Blackburn with Darwen · decided 2 Sep 2026
| Rent before the notice | £1,050 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,160 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,160 +10.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 20 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.
From the tribunal's valuation
Under section 14(1) of the Housing Act 1988 (as amended), 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. … Relying on its own expertise and general knowledge of rental values in the area, the Tribunal considers that the market rent of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1,160.00 pcm. From the evidence before us we found that the Property is in good order, not requiring any modernisation, having been constructed and let within the last 10 years. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market at the valuation date. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made no adjustments.
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.