HAV/21UC/MNR/2025/0832
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom flat in BN21.
- Decided
- 23 April 2026
- Postcode district
- BN21
- Property
- 1-bedroom, Flat, 109 m², false
- Rent before
- £780 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £975 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £890 a month-8.7% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 1 December 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal estimated the open market rent for a modernised property in good order with landlord-supplied white goods and floor coverings at £1,000 pcm. Deductions totaling £110 pcm were made to account for the tenant's provision of white goods (£30), carpets/curtains (£30), and dated kitchen and bathroom fittings (£50), resulting in a determined market rent of £890 pcm.
The property
The property is a basement flat with no double glazing, dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, and damp alleviation works completed. The tenant provides white goods, carpets, and curtains.
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