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Cut 20%Earlier rulesCAM/00KF/MNR/2024/0130

2-bed unfurnished flat, Leigh-on-Sea SS9: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,040 (−20%) on 21 Oct 2024 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/00KF/MNR/2024/0130.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,300
a month
Tribunal set
£1,040
−20% against the proposal
Decided
21 Oct 2024
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
18 Jul 2024
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

2 2-bed flats decided in Southend-on-Sea →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,300 a month. The tribunal set £1,040, £260 a month (−20%) below the proposal: about £3,120 over a year.

Damp or mould 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

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How Southend-on-Sea compares

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Share of 13 earlier-rules decisions in Southend-on-Sea set below the proposal.

£900

Median market rent the tribunal set in Southend-on-Sea, 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.