Information on how your rent is calculated using the points system

How your rent points calculated

All properties have characteristics such as double glazing, number of bedrooms, central heating etc. Each characteristic is worth a number of rent points - for example;

Double Glazing

2 points

Three Bedrooms

21 points

House

63 points

We add up all the rent points for your property to find out its total rent point value.

What points rent would I pay?

If your property was valued at 125 points your points rent would be calculated like this:

Rents Point Value

125

Point rent value ( illustration only) 50p per week

Your 'points rent' would be:

Annual rent

125x60p x 52 weeks
£3,900.00

Fortnightly rent

£150.00

Monthly equivalent

£325.50

How much is a rent point worth?

The initial value of a rent point was set in April 1998 when the points rent system was introduced. The value of a rent point is reviewed for April each year, and is increased in line with the Average Earnings Index (AEI).

For example the value of the rent point in 2006/7 is 54 pence per point per week.


Dwelling type points points

House

63

Detached

8

Bungalow

66

Semi detached

4

Flat (ground floor)

60

Flat (first floor)

60

Flat (2nd floor)

59

Flat (3rd floor)

59

Flat (private entrance)

1

Flat (shared entrance)

0

Maisonette

60

Bedsit

55

9

Bedrooms

Points

Bedsit

0

Bedrooms 1

2

Bedrooms 2

12

Bedrooms 3

21

Bedrooms 4

40

Bedrooms 5

50

Bedrooms 6

Double Bedroom supplement
(new build properties only from 2006 onwards)

55

Age of property

Points

Pre 1939

0

1940 1949

0

1950 1959

1

1960 1969

1

1970 1979

2

1980 1989

2

1990 1999

3

2000 2009

3


Central heating

Points

Full

6

Partial

3

None

0

Fuel (for heating system)

Points

Gas

10

Electricity

5

Solid

0

Heating system

Points

Central Heating

4

Night Storage

2

Multi Therm

2

Direct Fire only

0

Warm Air

2

Age of heating system

Points

Pre 1975

0

1975 - 1979

2

1980 - 1984

3

1985 - 1989

4

1990 - 1994

5

1995 - 2002

6

2003 - 2009

8

Age of bathroom fittings

Points

Pre 1975

0

1975 - 1979

0

1980 - 1984

1

1985 - 1989

1

1990 - 1994

2

1995 - 2002

2

2003 - 2009

3


Age of kitchen units

Points

Pre 1975

0

1975 - 1979

0

1980 - 1984

1

1985 - 1989

1

1990 - 1994

2

1995 - 2002

2

2003 - 2009

3

External features

Points

Garage

6

Parking (2)

2

Garden (3)

3

Other Private Area (4)
Garage JRHT resident
Garage non JRHT resident

1
8
10

Additional features

Points

Extra WC

1

Dining Room/other purpose

4

Utility Room
Ensuite bath/shower room or
second bathroom. New build
properties from 2006 onwards.

4
4

Special features

Points

Cavity Wall

2

Double Glazing

2

City Centre Location (5)

4

Rural location (6)

4

Enhanced property characteristics

Points

Secured by design (7) - built 2000 onwards
Resident requested ammendment

2

8


Notes

(1) Size of bedroom as defined in law, in the Housing Act 1996
(2) Within garden / adjacent to house
(3) Area of more than 10ft depth
(4) Area less than 10ft depth
(5) Includes area within 1 mile of City Walls
(6) Village of populations of 3,000 or less
(7) Development layout approved by North Yorkshire Police
(8) Has the equivalent value for a property attribute removed at residents request (e.g dividing wall between living room and dining room) to ensure the points value for the property remains the same.
(9) Uses the Housing Corporation definition of 1 and 2 bedroom properties, contained within the standards and quality in development guidance booklet, based on bed space and usage.

Rent policy reviews

We regularly review our rent policy. This policy was introduced in 1998, reviewed in 2001 and 2005. The next review will take place in 2008.

Rents are normally increased once a year. If your property is improved or modernised after your annual increase, we would, with your agreement increase your rent to pay for this work. There are some rented properties where the rents are calculated outside the rents point scheme and dealt with on an individual basis.