1-bed detached house, Church Lane, Hartley Wintney RG27: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,175; the First-tier Tribunal set £700 (−40.4%) on 3 Feb 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/24UG/MNR/2024/0642.
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 3 Dec 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Hart
- Tribunal region
- Southern
The home
1 1-bed house decided in Hart →- Type
- Detached house
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,175 a month (+74.1% on the £675 already paid). The tribunal set £700, £475 a month (−40.4%) below the proposal: about £5,700 over a year.
Evidence and issues
- Landlord sent comparables
- Tenant sent comparables
- Achieved rents cited
- ✓ Asking rents cited
- Portal listings cited
- Disrepair raised
- Damp or mould raised
- Hearing held
- ✓ Home inspected
- Landlord used an agent
- Hardship delay asked for
- Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee
- Notice validity raised
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