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ConfirmedEarlier rulesCAM/22UF/MNR/2025/0643

2-bed furnished end-terrace house, Carisbrooke Drive, Chelmsford CM3: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,300 (0%) on 19 May 2025 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/22UF/MNR/2025/0643.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,300
a month
Tribunal set
£1,300
0% against the proposal
Decided
19 May 2025
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
4 Apr 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Chelmsford
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

1 2-bed house decided in Chelmsford →
Type
End-terrace house
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Furnished
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,300 a month, and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

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 Chelmsford compares

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80% cut

Share of 5 earlier-rules decisions in Chelmsford set below the proposal.

£910

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

6

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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.