Tribunal Determines Fair Market Rent for Tenant

OUTCOME: Allowed

MR22 First-tier Tribunal – Property Chamber File Ref No. GB/LON/00AB/MNR/2025/0682

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

Housing Act 1988 Section 14

Address of Premises The Tribunal members were 26 [ADDRESS], [POSTCODE]

[NAME] Valuer

Landlord [NAME] [ADDRESS] [POSTCODE]

Tenant [APPELLANT]

1. The rent is: £ 1350 Per Month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3)

2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 February 2025

*3. The amount included for services is/is

negligible/not applicable Nil Per Month

5. Date assured tenancy commenced 1 June 2021

6. Length of the term or rental period Monthly

7. Allocation of liability for repairs In accordance with Agreement terms

8. Furniture provided by landlord or superior landlord None

9. Description of premises A ground floor two bedroomed flat in a purpose built block surrounded by dwellings of varying styles and ages. The accommodation comprises: Lounge, Kitchen, Two bedrooms, bathroom/Wc. There are communal gardens and off street parking.

[NAME] of Decision 17 October 2025

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Case Reference

: GB/LON/00AB/MNR/2025/0682

Property : 26 [ADDRESS], [POSTCODE]

Tenant

: [APPELLANT]

Landlord : c/0 [NAME] of Application : Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988

Tribunal

: [NAME] [NAME] of Summary Reasons

: 20 October 2025

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DECISION

The Tribunal determines a rent of £1350 per calendar month with effect from1 February 2025. ____________________________________

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FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY)

2 SUMMARY REASONS

Background 1. On 7 December 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 1500 in place of the existing rent of £ 1350 per month to take effect from 1 February 2025.

2. On 28 January 2025 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.

Inspection 3. The Tribunal has carried out an inspection of the property on 17 October 2025. The Landlords’ agent Mr [APPELLANT] and tenant Ms [APPELLANT] attended the inspection.

Evidence 4. The Tribunal has consideration of the written submissions provided by the Tenant. They also rely upon their findings at the inspection of the property.

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 condition would be in the region of £1,800 per calendar month/week. From this level of rent we have made adjustments to reflect tenant improvements, tenant furniture and floor coverings, dilapidation and obsolescence at the property.

6. The full valuation is shown below:

Decision

3 8. 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 £1,350 per calendar month.

9. The Tribunal directed the new rent of £1,350 to take effect on 1 February 2025. This being the date as set out in the Landlord’s Notice of Increase.

Chairman: [NAME]: 18 October 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 subsequent application for permission to appeal should be made on Form RP PTA. You can only appeal if the First-tier Tribunal decision was wrong on one or more points of law and you must say why the First-tier Tribunal was wrong in law.