Flat 4, 4 St Andrews Road South, Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1SR
Evidence considered
- No comparable rental evidence was considered as the case was struck out on procedural grounds (invalid notice) before any valuation stage.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal did not determine a market rent. It found that the landlord's section 13 rent increase notice was invalid because it had been served (delivered to the communal hallway and reasonably discovered by the tenant) on 1 May 2026, meaning the new two-month minimum notice period rules applied; the notice gave less than two months' notice before the proposed effective date. As the notice was invalid, the application was struck out under rule 9(2)(a) without any assessment of rental value or comparable evidence.
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