HAV/21UH/MNR/2025/0774
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom semi-detached house in BN27.
- Decided
- 17 November 2025
- Postcode district
- BN27
- Property
- 2-bedroom, Semi-detached house
- Rent before
- £750 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,500 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,500 a monthProposal confirmed
- Payable from
- 16 September 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The landlord served a section 13 notice proposing a rent increase following extensive refurbishment of the property. Based on market evidence and its expert knowledge, the tribunal agreed that £1,500 per month represents the full open market rental value of the property in its improved condition.
The property
Victorian semi-detached former farm workers cottage in a rural location. Recently underwent comprehensive refurbishment including double-glazed windows, new kitchen and bathroom fittings, complete redecoration, new insulated concrete ground floor, full rewiring, replacement hot water cylinder, and replacement electric storage heaters. Shared septic tank. EPC rating F.
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