HAV/00HQ/MNR/2025/0743
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom detached house in BH12.
- Decided
- 23 September 2025
- Postcode district
- BH12
- Property
- 2-bedroom, Detached house, false
- Rent before
- £889 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,600 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,275 a month-20.3% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 1 September 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal set an initial open market rent of £1,500 per month, taking into account the property's position adjacent to a busy main road and shared driveway with a commercial engineering firm. A total deduction of 15% was made to account for general disrepair (5%), partial single glazing and tenant-provided white goods (5%), and tenant-provided carpets and curtains (5%), resulting in an adjusted rent of £1,275 per month.
The property
The property showed timber decay in the porch, condensation-related dampness, black spot mould, water staining, and cracked paintwork in several rooms. The accommodation is dated and requires modernisation as well as general minor external repairs.
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