1-bedroom flat in Southend-on-Sea

CAM/00KF/MNR/2025/0731. A First-tier Tribunal decision. See rents and other decisions in Southend-on-Sea.

Decided: 3 November 2025
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Postcode district: SS2
Property: 1-bedroom, Flat
Rent before: £800 a month
Landlord proposed: £860 a month
Tribunal determined: £400 a month-53.5% on the proposal
Payable from: 1 September 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal estimated the open market rent in good condition to be £860 per month, accounting for the dated kitchen and bathroom. Due to damp and poor condition at the valuation date, a reduction was applied, resulting in a determined market rent of £400 per month.

The property

The flat has a dated kitchen and bathroom, damaged external render, missing bricks in flank wall, and damp issues affecting the living room despite recent repairs including a damp proof course and new trickle vents.

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