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Cut 4.8%Earlier rulesCHI/00HB/MNR/2024/0111

2-bed flat, Newfoundland Circus, Bristol BS2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,575; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,500 (−4.8%) on 10 Jun 2024 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/00HB/MNR/2024/0111.

Rent paid before
£1,375
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,575
+14.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,500
−4.8% against the proposal
Decided
10 Jun 2024
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
20 Apr 2024
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Southern
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Central heating
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,575 a month (+14.5% on the £1,375 already paid). The tribunal set £1,500, £75 a month (−4.8%) below the proposal: about £900 over a year.

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 Bristol, City of compares

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67% cut

Share of 3 new-rules decisions in Bristol, City of set below the proposal.

£950

Median market rent the tribunal set in Bristol, City of, a month.

38

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