HAV/00MS/MNR/2025/0819

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom flat in SO14.

Decided: 6 July 2026
Postcode district: SO14
Property: 2-bedroom, Flat, 48 m², false
Rent before: £685 a month
Landlord proposed: £775 a month
Tribunal determined: £900 a month+16.1% on the proposal
Payable from: 3 December 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal assessed the market rent for a comparable two-bedroom flat in good condition with central heating at £1,100 per month. Adjustments of £150 per month for the lack of landlord-provided central heating and £50 per month for kitchen disrepair were deducted, resulting in a market rent of £900 per month. No undue hardship was demonstrated to vary the effective date.

The property

The property lacks landlord-provided central heating and has disrepair in the kitchen. The landlord provided carpets, curtains, double glazing, and white goods.

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