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HAV/24UP/MNR/2024/0603

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom in SO23.

Decided
2 December 2024
Postcode district
SO23
Property
3-bedroom
Rent before
£600 a month
Landlord proposed
£650 a month
Tribunal determined
£600 a month-7.7% on the proposal
Payable from
3 November 2024
Rules applied
Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal determined open market rent in good condition to be £1,300 per month. Deductions totalling £700 per month were made for lack of bathroom, hot water, heating, inside WC, basic kitchen, bedroom 3 access layout, tenant's carpets/curtains, and substandard electrics, resulting in a rent of £600 per month.

The property

The property has no bathroom, hot water, fixed heating system, or inside WC, and has only basic kitchen facilities and substandard electrics. Bedroom 3 is accessed via bedroom 2. Tenant provided carpets and curtains.

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Published by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). Names and addresses are removed before we store anything; figures are read from the decision itself, and the original is linked above so you can check them.