HAV/00HG/MNR/2025/0705
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom semi-detached house in PL3.
- Decided
- 28 August 2025
- Postcode district
- PL3
- Property
- 1-bedroom, Semi-detached house
- Rent before
- £450 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £750 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £640 a month-14.7% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 17 June 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The Tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good condition at £800 per month. Deductions totaling £160 per month were applied to reflect tenant-provided carpets, curtains, and white goods (£60 total), dated kitchen fittings (£50), and general decorative and repair defects (£50), resulting in a determined rent of £640 per month.
The property
Minor settlement cracks around openings. Poor external decoration with flaking paint to fascia boards and render. Dated kitchen fittings and internal decoration in poor condition.
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