5 Tom Childs Close, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9FR
MAN/32UG/MNR/2020/0043 · South Kesteven · decided 2 Dec 2020
old rules| Rent before the notice | £575 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £800 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £750 +30.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 10 Oct 2020 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 11 Sep 2020 |
| 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
11.The Tribunal met by telephone conference to determine the issues raised in this case at 10.30am on 2 December 2020. 12.The Tribunal determines that this Notice of Increase of Rent complies with the requirements of section 13 of the Act in so far as this section regulates time limits, the selection of the correct day on which to increase the rent and use of the prescribed form. This is a valid Notice. 13.The Tribunal notes that the tenant has indicated that she has improved the property by decorating and installing a garden shed. The Tribunal determines that the tenant is responsible for internal decorations, whist the Landlord is responsible for repairs. The Tribunal notes that the lease, clause 8 (i) requires the property to be returned at the end of the lease in the same clean state and condition as it was at the beginning of the tenancy. The Tribunal determines that having been a tenant in the property since 10 March 2011, it is reasonable to expect that the tenant would have decorated the property. This is maintenance and not an improvement for the purposes of the valuation of market rent. 14.The Tribunal determines that the addition of a garden shed would make no material difference to the rent that this property could achieve. It is not an improvement for the purposes of valuation of the market rent. 15.The property is let on a furnished basis. …
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The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.