Flat 5, The Priory, 1 Castle Street, High Wycombe, HP13 5RS
Evidence considered
- No comparable rental evidence was considered as the case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction before reaching a 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 original fixed-term/contractual tenancy (dated 31 August 2021) had never come to an end, so no Statutory Periodic Tenancy had arisen under which a section 13 rent increase notice could operate. The tenancy's own rent review clause (RPI-linked) still applied, meaning the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to determine a market rent under sections 13/14 Housing Act 1988.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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