MAN/00BL/MNR/2025/0970
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom flat in BL1.
- Decided
- 16 April 2026
- Postcode district
- BL1
- Property
- 1-bedroom, Flat, false
- Rent before
- £425 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £475 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £445 a month-6.3% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 27 October 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal assessed the market rent for the property in good condition at £500 per month based on comparable evidence and expert knowledge. Deductions of £50 per month were made for tenant-provided white goods, curtains, and bedroom carpet, and £5 per month for the lack of mechanical ventilation in the shower-room, arriving at a determined rent of £445 per month.
The property
Black mould present in shower-room and no mechanical ventilation. Property let unfurnished without white goods, curtains, or bedroom carpet provided by the landlord.
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