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Cut 11.1%Earlier rulesCHI/40UF/MNR/2022/0012

1-bed part furnished flat, Minehead TA24: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £675; the First-tier Tribunal set £600 (−11.1%) on 19 Apr 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/40UF/MNR/2022/0012.

Rent paid before
£625
a month
Landlord proposed
£675
+8% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£600
−11.1% against the proposal
Decided
19 Apr 2022
Applied
8 Feb 2022
Wait
70 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Mar 2022
Decided on
The papers
Council
Somerset
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in Somerset →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Part furnished
EPC
F
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £675 a month (+8% on the £625 already paid). The tribunal set £600, £75 a month (−11.1%) below the proposal: about £900 over a year.

The rent set is below the £625 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current rent.

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

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How Somerset compares

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61% cut

Share of 18 earlier-rules decisions in Somerset set below the proposal.

£900

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

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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.