15 Saint James Court, Heysham, Lancashire, LA3 2BQ
MAN/30UH/MNR/2026/0086 · Lancaster · decided 9 Sep 2026
old ruleshousing association / affordable rentHousing association or affordable rent: in these cases the tribunal sets the open-market rent for the property. The landlord isn't obliged to charge it, and usually charges a lower social or affordable rent, but can't charge more. These decisions are left out of the site's statistics.
| Rent before the notice | £725 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £775 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £775 open-market rent |
| New rent takes effect | 1 May 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice served before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 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
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 comparables provided by the Landlord and the comments made by the Tenant, the Tribunal considers that the market rent of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £775.00 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. … The Tribunal assumes that the Property is in good condition. As such, no adjustments are warranted and the market rent is determined as below.
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
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