4 Winckley House, 16 Cross Street, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 3AJ
MAN/30UK/MRA/2026/0041 · Preston · decided 17 Sep 2026
The tribunal did not set a rent in this decision (for example, the application was withdrawn or struck out, or this is a later ruling on an earlier decision). See the original for details.
| Rent before the notice | £675 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £775 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Rules | New rules (notice served on or after 1 May 2026): the tribunal could only confirm or lower the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat |
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’s jurisdiction arises under Section 14(7) of the Act and depends on the service of a valid notice under section 13(2). Therefore, in the absence of a valid notice, the Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to determine the rent. Section 13B gives the Tribunal jurisdiction to determine whether the Notice is valid. … The Tribunal is satisfied that following expiry of the fixed term, the tenancy in respect of the Property continued as a monthly periodic tenancy and that he tenancy periods run from the 30th day of each month to the 29th day of the following month. … Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 requires a notice proposing a new rent to specify a date falling at the beginning of a new period of the tenancy. The Notice specified 8 August 2026 as the date on which the proposed new rent would take effect. That date was not the beginning of a tenancy period and, therefore, the Notice did not comply with the requirements of Section 13(2). … The Notice expressly stated that the proposed rent would take effect on 8 August 2026 and the Respondent subsequently maintained that position in correspondence. The Tribunal is not persuaded that a reasonable recipient would have understood the Notice to mean anything other than that the proposed increase would take effect on 8 August 2026 and not at the beginning of a new rent period. …
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The original
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