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Cut 5.3%Earlier rulesHAV/00MR/MNR/2025/0635

1-bed flat, Palmerston Road, Portsmouth PO5: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £950; the First-tier Tribunal set £900 (−5.3%) on 20 Aug 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00MR/MNR/2025/0635.

Rent paid before
£600
a month
Landlord proposed
£950
+58.3% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£900
−5.3% against the proposal
Decided
20 Aug 2025
Applied
19 Feb 2025
Wait
182 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
28 Feb 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Portsmouth
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in Portsmouth →
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 £950 a month (+58.3% on the £600 already paid). The tribunal set £900, £50 a month (−5.3%) 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.

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 Portsmouth compares

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63% cut

Share of 8 earlier-rules decisions in Portsmouth set below the proposal.

£750

Median market rent the tribunal set in Portsmouth, a month.

13

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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.