HAV/00HB/MNR/2024/0511
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom semi-detached house in BS10.
- Decided
- 8 October 2024
- Postcode district
- BS10
- Property
- 3-bedroom, Semi-detached house
- Rent before
- £1,250 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,550 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,046 a month-32.5% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 3 September 2024
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal determined the market rent for the property in good condition would be £1,550 per month based on comparable local evidence. Significant deductions were made to reflect disrepair and lack of amenities: 5% for general maintenance, wear and tear, and surface mould; 2.5% for worn carpets, tenant-supplied white goods/curtains, and missing statutory documentation; and 25% for a continuous bath tap leak requiring mains water shutoff and an unusable downstairs toilet. The adjusted market rent was determined at £1,046 per month.
The property
Leaking bath tap requiring mains water to be turned off at the stopcock, ground floor toilet and cloakroom unusable from water damage, surface mould, worn kitchen and bathroom fittings, worn floor coverings, peeling paper and paintwork, saturated garage floor, decaying timber garage doors, and lack of required statutory safety and performance documentation.
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