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Cut 4.8%Earlier rulesHAV/00HC/MNR/2026/0116

1-bed flat, North Somerset BS23: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £775; the First-tier Tribunal set £738 (−4.8%) on 23 Sep 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00HC/MNR/2026/0116.

Rent paid before
£700
a month
Landlord proposed
£775
+10.7% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£738
−4.8% against the proposal
Decided
23 Sep 2026
Applied
24 Apr 2026
Wait
152 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
29 Apr 2026
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in North Somerset →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £775 a month (+10.7% on the £700 already paid). The tribunal set £738, £38 a month (−4.8%) below the proposal: about £450 over a year.

Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

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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How North Somerset compares

All decisions in North Somerset →
82% cut

Share of 11 earlier-rules decisions in North Somerset set below the proposal.

£760

Median market rent the tribunal set in North Somerset, a month.

11

Market-rent decisions in North Somerset. Filter them.

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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.