2-bed terraced house, Ravenswood Drive, Brighton BN2: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,200; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,200 (0%) on 16 Jun 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00ML/MNR/2025/0676.
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2025
- Applied
- 4 Apr 2025
- Wait
- 73 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 24 Apr 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- Terraced 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 £1,200 a month (+13.7% on the £1,055 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.
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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