1-bed flat, Folkestone and Hythe CT20: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £825; the First-tier Tribunal set £725 (−12.1%) on 10 Sep 2026 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules. Case HAV/29UL/MRA/2026/0005.
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Applied
- 5 Jun 2026
- Wait
- 97 days
- Rules
- Renters’ Rights Act rules
- Notice start date
- 11 Jul 2026
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £825 a month (+87.5% on the £440 already paid). The tribunal set £725, £100 a month (−12.1%) below the proposal: about £1,200 over a year.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act rules the new rent starts from the first rent day on or after the decision, with no backdating, so the landlord also lost the increase for the months the case took.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.
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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