CHI/23UD/MNR/2024/0169
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom in GL14.
- Decided
- 15 October 2024
- Postcode district
- GL14
- Property
- 2-bedroom, true
- Rent before
- £740 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £840 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £480 a month-42.9% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 30 July 2024
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The Tribunal set an initial open market rent of £800 per month based on local market tone. A 40% deduction was applied to reflect severe disrepair, including water ingress near electrical fittings, health risks from mould rendering a bedroom unusable, broken window, and tenant-provided washing machine, resulting in a determined rent of £480 per month.
The property
The property suffers from severe dampness and mould throughout, making the main bedroom unusable. Water ingress is present in the kitchen ceiling and light switch/fuse box. Other issues include broken window seals, rotten skirting boards in the utility room, a loose floor-level bathroom window, plaster cracking, and inadequate loft insulation.
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