MAN/00FF/MNR/2025/0647
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 4+-bedroom semi-detached house in YO23.
- Decided
- 28 March 2025
- Postcode district
- YO23
- Property
- 4+-bedroom, Semi-detached house, false
- Rent before
- £1,000 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,500 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,360 a month-9.3% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 28 March 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal assessed the unadjusted market rent at £1,500 per month. Deductions of £100 per month were made for dampness, black mould, and rotting skirting boards, alongside £40 per month for the lack of bathroom ventilation (extractor fan and trickle vents), giving a final rent of £1,360 per month. The effective date was deferred to 28 March 2025 due to undue hardship arising from a temporary reduction in the tenant's Universal Credit.
The property
Significant black mould in the downstairs bathroom, hallway, and rear left downstairs bedroom. Rotting skirting boards in bathroom and hallway due to water ingress. Absence of an extractor fan and window trickle vents in the downstairs bathroom. Boiler defect had been repaired prior to notice service.
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