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SetEarlier rulesCHI/00MS/MNR/2023/0051

2-bed unfurnished flat, Shirley Road, Southampton SO15: rent tribunal decision

The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of £895 a month on 30 May 2023. Case CHI/00MS/MNR/2023/0051.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
—
a month
Tribunal set
£895
Proposal not stated
Decided
30 May 2023
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
16 Apr 2023
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

10 2-bed flats decided in Southampton →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Central heating
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The published decision gives the rent set, £895 a month, but not the landlord’s proposal. Older decisions often publish the rent register entry only.

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 Southampton compares

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70% cut

Share of 30 earlier-rules decisions in Southampton set below the proposal.

£850

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

36

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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.