BIR/00CW/MNR/2023/0272
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom terraced house in WV11.
- Decided
- 23 August 2024
- Postcode district
- WV11
- Property
- 3-bedroom, Terraced house, false
- Rent before
- £438 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £800 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £650 a month-18.8% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 23 January 2024
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal estimated an open market rent of £900 per month if the property were modernized and in good repair. A downward adjustment of £250 per month was applied to reflect the lack of modernization and general condition, ignoring damage attributable to tenant default or failure to grant access, resulting in a determined rent of £650 per month.
The property
The property was in a very poor state of repair with missing wall plaster, minimal floor coverings, poor kitchen and bathroom fittings, non-functioning electrical sockets, and a reported rodent infestation. Some deterioration was attributed to tenant actions and lack of access for repairs.
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