2-bed unfurnished flat, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter EX1: rent tribunal decision
The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of £1,675 a month on 6 Feb 2024. Case CHI/18UC/MNR/2023/0292.
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2024
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Jan 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Exeter
- Tribunal region
- Southern
The home
1 2-bed flat decided in Exeter →- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The published decision gives the rent set, £1,675 a month, but not the landlord’s proposal. Older decisions often publish the rent register entry only.
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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