HAV/29UD/MNR/2025/0817
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom semi-detached house in DA2.
- Decided
- 11 March 2026
- Postcode district
- DA2
- Property
- 2-bedroom, Semi-detached house
- Rent before
- £1,795 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,900 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,865 a month-1.8% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 22 December 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal considered evidence of actual lettings and renewals within the development, setting an unadjusted open market rent of £1,875 per month. It applied a £10 per month deduction to account for the tenant providing blinds, determining the market rent at £1,865 per month with effect from 22 December 2025.
The property
Nearly new property. Tenant reported that blinds were not provided at start of tenancy contrary to agreement; landlord's agent claimed blinds and curtain poles were fitted except on patio doors. Tribunal made a £10 per month deduction to reflect tenant providing blinds.
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