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ConfirmedEarlier rulesCHI/29UL/MNR/2021/0106

1-bed flat, Connaught Road, Folkestone CT20: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £500; the First-tier Tribunal set £500 (0%) on 11 Nov 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/29UL/MNR/2021/0106.

Rent paid before
£450
a month
Landlord proposed
£500
+11.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£500
0% against the proposal
Decided
11 Nov 2021
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
2 Oct 2021
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

4 1-bed flats decided in Folkestone and Hythe →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £500 a month (+11.1% on the £450 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

Read the full decision on GOV.UK ↗

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

Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.

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Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.