Market Rent Determination for Assured Periodic Tenancy

OUTCOME: Allowed

MR22 First-tier Tribunal – Property Chamber File Ref No. LON/00AK/MNR/2025/0608

Notice of the Tribunal Decision and Register of Rents under Assured Periodic Tenancies (Section 14 Determination or Section 22 Determination)

Housing Act 1988 Section 14

Address of Premises The Tribunal members were 19 [ADDRESS] [POSTCODE]

Mrs S Phillips MRICS, [NAME] and [NAME] c/o [APPELLANT]. 35 [ADDRESS] [POSTCODE]

[NAME] and [APPELLANT]

1. The rent is: £ 1,900 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3)

2. The date the decision takes effect is: 3 December 2024

*3. The amount included for services is/is

negligible/not applicable - Per -

*4. Service charges are variable and are not included

5. Date assured tenancy commenced 3 April 2023

6. Length of the term or rental period Monthly

7. Allocation of liability for repairs As per the tenancy agreement

8. Furniture provided by landlord or superior landlord None

9. Description of premises Three-bedroom semi-detached property comprising a living room, kitchen, bathroom, three- bedrooms and a rear garden.

Chairman Mrs S Phillips MRICS Date of Decision 26 March 2025

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Case Reference

: LON/00AK/MNR/2025/0608

Property : 19 [ADDRESS] [POSTCODE]

Tenant

: [APPELLANT] and [APPELLANT]

Landlord : [RESPONDENT] and Dr [RESPONDENT] [NAME] of Objection : 19 November 2024

Type of Application : Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988

Tribunal Member : Mrs S Phillips MRICS Valuer Chair

Date of Summary Reasons

: 26 March 2025

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DECISION

The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,900 per calendar month with effect from 3 December 2024. ____________________________________

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FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY)

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SUMMARY REASONS

Background

1. On 28 October 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,900 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,650 per month to take effect from 3 December 2024.

2. On 19 November 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord’s notice proposing a new rent to the Tribunal for determination of a market rent. The Tenant’s referral was received by the Tribunal on 19 November 2024.

Inspection

3. The Tribunal did not inspect the property but considered this case on the basis of the papers provided by the parties.

Evidence

4. The Tribunal has consideration of the written submissions provided by the Tenant in their application. There were no written submissions from the Landlord.

Determination and Valuation

5. Having consideration of our own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, we consider that the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition would be in the region of £1,900 per calendar month. From the information that was provided, there were no adjustments that the Tribunal felt were needed to this market rent amount.

6. The Tribunal determines a rent of £1,900 per calendar month.

Decision

7. The Tribunal therefore determined that the rent at which the subject property might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market by a willing Landlord under an assured tenancy was £1,900 per calendar month.

3 8. The Tribunal directs the new rent of £1,900 to take effect on 3 December 2024, this being the date as set out in the Landlord’s Notice of Increase.

Chairman: Mrs S Phillips MRICS

Date: 26 March 2025

APPEAL PROVISIONS

These summary reasons are provided to give the parties an indication as to how the Tribunal made its decision. If either party wishes to appeal this decision, they should first make a request for full reasons and the details of how to appeal will be set out in the full reasons. Any request for full reasons should be made within a month. Any subsequent application for permission to appeal should be made on Form RP PTA.