HAV/00MS/MNR/2025/0722
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom flat in SO15.
- Decided
- 27 August 2025
- Postcode district
- SO15
- Property
- 1-bedroom, Flat, 42 m²
- Rent before
- £750 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £800 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £825 a month+3.1% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 1 July 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal determined that the market rent for the flat in good tenantable condition would be £950 per month based on regional comparable evidence. Deductions totaling £125 per month were made to reflect tenant-provided curtains (£10), tenant-provided refrigerator (£10), and general disrepair (£105) including persistent damp, damaged carpets, kitchen cabinet defects, and faulty decking. The net determined rent is £825 per month.
The property
The property suffers from general disrepair including ongoing damp and mould, damaged carpets, skirting boards needing refixing or replacement, an exposed/faulty electrical power socket, peeling surfaces on kitchen cabinets, poor ventilation in the kitchen and bathroom, and damaged garden wooden decking.
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