1-bed flat, Luton LU4: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £900; the First-tier Tribunal set £850 (−5.6%) on 15 Dec 2023 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/00KA/MNR/2023/0149.
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2023
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Nov 2023
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Luton
- Tribunal region
- Eastern
The home
2 1-bed flats decided in Luton →- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £900 a month (+20% on the £750 already paid). The tribunal set £850, £50 a month (−5.6%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.
Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
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.
Would your next increase survive this tribunal? Abide.Rent checks a proposed rent against local outcomes before the notice goes out.
Start your free trialHow Luton compares
Share of 10 earlier-rules decisions in Luton set below the proposal.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Luton, a month.
Market-rent decisions in Luton. Filter them.
Other decisions in LU4
- Set
4-bed terraced house
Luton LU4Rent not stated in the published decision7 May 2025 · Luton · Earlier rules - Cut 18.2%
Luton LU4
10 Feb 2025 · Luton · Earlier rules£1,650£1,350a month - Set
3-bed terraced house
Tenby Drive, Bedforshire LU4£1,500a month17 May 2024 · Luton · Earlier rules - Cut 11.4%
3-bed semi-detached house
Sherwood Road, Luton LU420 Nov 2023 · Luton · Earlier rules£1,750£1,550a month - Cut 7.7%
Brickly Road, Luton LU4
10 Nov 2023 · Luton · Earlier rules£1,300£1,200a month - Set
End-terrace house
Connaught Road, Luton LU4Rent not stated in the published decision21 Mar 2023 · Luton · Earlier rules
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: check a proposed rent · more decisions that cut the rent.
Price the next increase on evidence, not hope
- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
- Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
- Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
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.