BIR/17UD/MNR/2025/0620
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom flat in S40.
- Decided
- 17 July 2026
- Postcode district
- S40
- Property
- 1-bedroom, Flat
- Rent before
- £440 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £550 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £530 a month-3.6% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 1 July 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal assessed the open market rent for the property in good modern condition at £800 per month. Deductions of £190 for condition/age, £25 for tenant repairs, and £55 for tenant-provided carpets and white goods were applied, resulting in a determined rent of £530 per month. The effective date was deferred to 1 July 2025 due to tenant undue hardship.
The property
Property is clean and tidy but dated with a kitchen over 20 years old. Tenant carried out repairs to front door, kitchen doors, and tiles, and provided carpets and white goods.
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