1-bed terraced house, Scorrier Street, Redruth TR16: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £570; the First-tier Tribunal set £563 (−1.3%) on 5 Jun 2024 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/00HE/MNR/2024/0084.
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2024
- Applied
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- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
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- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Cornwall
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- Terraced house
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Central heating
- No
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £570 a month. The tribunal set £563, £8 a month (−1.3%) below the proposal: about £90 over a year.
The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal did not agree, or the decision does not say it did.
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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