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CHI/00HY/MNR/2024/0168

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom in SP4.

Decided
14 October 2024
Postcode district
SP4
Property
2-bedroom
Rent before
£850 a month
Landlord proposed
£1,200 a month
Tribunal determined
£1,020 a month-15.0% on the proposal
Payable from
1 August 2024
Rules applied
Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The landlord proposed a rent increase from £850 to £1,200 per month. Based on local market context and tribunal expert knowledge, the tribunal determined that an open market rent for the property in good condition would be £1,200 per month. A deduction of 15% was applied to reflect single-glazed windows, tenant-provided white goods (except cooker), broken bathroom fittings, poor internal decoration, and faulty electrics, resulting in a determined market rent of £1,020 per month.

The property

The property has oil-fired central heating and single glazing. The white goods belong to the tenant, except for the cooker. The property suffers from value-significant disrepair including broken bathroom fittings (shower and tap), poor internal decorative condition requiring redecoration, and faulty intermittent electrics.

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