MAN/00BL/MNR/2024/0108
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 2-bedroom terraced house in BL3.
- Decided
- 1 October 2024
- Postcode district
- BL3
- Property
- 2-bedroom, Terraced house, false
- Rent before
- £450 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £725 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £595 a month-17.9% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 24 April 2024
What the tribunal said
The market rent for a 2-bedroom property in good condition in the area was established at £725 per month. The tribunal deducted £20 per month for tenant-provided white goods and curtains, and £110 per month to reflect the extensive disrepair and damp issues, determining the market rent to be £595 per month.
The property
Significant rising damp on ground floor due to failed DPC, gutter plants, displaced roof slates, penetrating damp, and mould on both floors causing water leaks in the rear bedroom during heavy rain. Bathroom ventilation is inadequate. Trickle vents are non-functional, UPVC front door is not weather-tight, kitchen lino is worn and lifted, pointing is defective, and a stone garden fence is leaning and potentially dangerous.
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