2-bed house, Whitehall Road, Bristol BS5: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,400; the First-tier Tribunal set £800 (−42.9%) on 22 Oct 2024 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00HB/MNR/2024/0504.
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2024
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Sep 2024
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- House
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,400 a month. The tribunal set £800, £600 a month (−42.9%) below the proposal: about £7,200 over a year.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
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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