BIR/17UC/MNR/2025/0793

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom detached house in DE55.

Decided: 2 March 2026
Postcode district: DE55
Property: 2-bedroom, Detached house, false
Rent before: £800 a month
Landlord proposed: £875 a month
Tribunal determined: £875 a monthProposal confirmed
Payable from: 21 August 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal determined the open market rent in good condition to be £950.00 per month. Deductions of £20.00 for condition (mould and draughty windows), £7.00 for tenant improvements, and £47.50 for tenant redecoration liability resulted in an adjusted rent of £875.00 per month.

The property

Roof leaks in three places, internal mould, damp around windows, and draughty living room window sealed by tenant.

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