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Evidence considered
- No comparable evidence was considered; the Tribunal declined to proceed to valuation due to a defective increase notice.
Tenant submitted evidence: unknown. Landlord submitted evidence: unknown.
Tribunal's reasoning
The Tribunal did not determine a market rent. It found that the landlord's section 13(2) notice gave only one day's notice before the proposed new rent was to take effect, which is insufficient under the Act. Relying on Mooney v Whiteland [2023] EWCA Civ 67, the Tribunal declined to proceed with a rent determination until the County Court rules on the validity of the notice, as it lacks jurisdiction to decide validity itself.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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