A landlord served a section 13 notice under the Housing Act 1988 proposing £1,600 per month for a converted London studio flat, up from £650. The First-tier Tribunal determined the market rent at £750 per calendar month but did not explain why it rejected the comparable evidence both parties put forward. The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) set the decision aside as a whole and remitted it to the FTT for a fresh determination by a different panel.
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Summarised from the official record linked above; figures are as the source states them. Added 14 September 2026.
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