BIR/OOCW/MNR/2025/0648

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom terraced house in WV2.

Decided: 7 August 2025
Postcode district: WV2
Property: 3-bedroom, Terraced house, false
Rent before: £750 a month
Landlord proposed: £825 a month
Tribunal determined: £800 a month-3.0% on the proposal
Payable from: 28 April 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The landlord proposed a rent increase from £750 to £825 per month. The tribunal found that the open market rent for the property in good tenantable condition would be £1,100 per month. Adjustments were made totaling £265 for property condition issues (rendering cracking, water ingress, dated kitchen and bathroom, and required roof works) and £35 for tenant-provided white goods and curtains, resulting in a determined market rent of £800 per month.

The property

Property requires maintenance and upgrading, with cracking to rendering, water ingress, roof defects, and dated kitchen and bathroom facilities.

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