MAN/00BN/MNR/2025/1041
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom semi-detached house in M21.
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Postcode district
- M21
- Property
- 3-bedroom, Semi-detached house, false
- Rent before
- £900 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,500 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,150 a month-23.3% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 1 November 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The Tribunal determined the open market rent for the property in good, modernised condition to be £1,500 per month. Deductions totaling £350 per month were made (£150 for unmodernised condition and £200 for disrepair issues including damp, water damage, blocked drain, and plaster defects), resulting in a market rent of £1,150 per month. The Tribunal found no undue hardship and directed the new rent to take effect from the date specified in the notice.
The property
Unmodernised condition with damp and mould in and around the bathroom, water damage to kitchen ceiling, blocked rear drain, plaster repairs required to front bedroom, defective glazing seals, and unlocked rear garage door.
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