CAM/22UE/MNR/2024/0148

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom in SS8.

Decided: 6 January 2025
Postcode district: SS8
Property: 2-bedroom
Rent before: £975 a month
Landlord proposed: £1,025 a month
Tribunal determined: £1,025 a monthProposal confirmed
Payable from: 30 November 2024
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The Tribunal set an unadjusted open market rent of £1150 per month based on local comparables. Deductions totaling £125 per month were made to reflect defects and tenant-provided items, including window issues in the second bedroom, worn/absent carpets, lack of white goods, and minor repair issues, arriving at a determined market rent of £1025 per month.

The property

The property has shortcomings including a small, fixed window in the second bedroom that does not allow ventilation, worn or missing carpets, lack of white goods, and minor or delayed repairs.

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