HAV/43UB/MNR/2025/0650

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 0-bedroom flat in KT8.

Decided: 7 July 2025
Postcode district: KT8
Property: 0-bedroom, Flat, true
Rent before: £580 a month
Landlord proposed: £975 a month
Tribunal determined: £785 a month-19.5% on the proposal
Payable from: 22 March 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The Tribunal determined that the open market rent for a studio flat in good condition with utilities included would be £1,000 per month. Deductions totaling £215 per month were made for the tenant's liability for electricity (£65), dated kitchen and white goods (£75), dated bathroom (£25), and general tired condition and decoration (£50), resulting in a market rent of £785 per month.

The property

The property is in a tired condition with dated kitchen and bathroom fittings, dated white goods, flaking paint, and damaged shower room tiles. A broken electric night store heater was replaced with an electric oil-filled radiator.

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