17 Byfield Road, Scunthorpe, DN17 1RW
MAN/00FD/MNR/2026/0033 · North Lincolnshire · decided 6 Aug 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £550 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £650 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £600 +9.1% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than 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
The Tribunal first considered the condition issues raised by the tenant. These were highlighted in the statement of case and evidenced by a series of photographs. … A copy of the draft report from North Lincolnshire Council is attached to the tenant’s application. The Landlord was notified and required to complete the necessary repairs by 20th February 2026. The Landlord in reply dated 12th March 2026 asserts that ‘’all works as detailed have been completed’’. … The inspection revealed that many of the original highlighted defects persist and that completed repairs were done incorrectly. In the Rents 1B reply form, the tenant confirms that she is still awaiting the report. The Tribunal concludes that, on the balance of probability, these defects still exist at the property. … Notwithstanding, compliance with gas safety rules is legally separate from the rent adjustment mechanism. Accordingly, the lack of a certificate does not automatically invalidate a rent increase process under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988. … Neither the Landlord nor Tenant provided any comparable evidence to assist the Tribunal in its determination. … Using its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £750.00 pcm. …
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.