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Cut 8.3%Earlier rulesCHI/00HG/MNR/2022/0046

2-bed terraced house, Ridge Park Avenue, Plymouth PL4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,200; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,100 (−8.3%) on 5 Jul 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/00HG/MNR/2022/0046.

Rent paid before
£1,100
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,200
+9.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,100
−8.3% against the proposal
Decided
5 Jul 2022
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
11 May 2022
Decided on
The papers
Council
Plymouth
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

4 2-bed houses decided in Plymouth →
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 (+9.1% on the £1,100 already paid). The tribunal set £1,100, £100 a month (−8.3%) below the proposal: about £1,200 over a year.

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 Plymouth compares

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

£675

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

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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.