1-bed flat, Folkestone Road, Dover CT17: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £565; the First-tier Tribunal set £565 (0%) on 9 Dec 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/29UE/MNR/2021/0122.
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2021
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 11 Dec 2021
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Dover
- Tribunal region
- Southern
The home
2 1-bed flats decided in Dover →- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £565 a month (+6.6% on the £530 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.
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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