CAM/00MX/MNR/2025/0774

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom flat in HP21.

Decided: 15 December 2025
Postcode district: HP21
Property: 1-bedroom, Flat
Rent before: £850 a month
Landlord proposed: £925 a month
Tribunal determined: £875 a month-5.4% on the proposal
Payable from: 14 December 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal assessed the open market rent for a comparable property in good condition at £975 per month. It deducted £75 per month for high humidity and mould issues, and £25 per month for a non-functioning electric heater, determining a market rent of £875 per month.

The property

High humidity leading to condensation and black mould issues; one defective electric heater; minor draft and lock repairs to the front door carried out by the tenant.

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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.