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Cut 7.4%Earlier rulesCHI/19UD/MNR/2023/0237

2-bed semi-detached house, Dales Drive, Wimborne BH21: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,350; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,250 (−7.4%) on 6 Dec 2023 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/19UD/MNR/2023/0237.

Rent paid before
£850
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,350
+58.8% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,250
−7.4% against the proposal
Decided
6 Dec 2023
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
31 Oct 2023
Decided on
The papers
Council
Dorset
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 2-bed houses decided in Dorset →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
2
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,350 a month (+58.8% on the £850 already paid). The tribunal set £1,250, £100 a month (−7.4%) below the proposal: about £1,200 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

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 Dorset compares

All decisions in Dorset →
100% cut

Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Dorset set below the proposal.

£1,130

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

12

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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.