2-bed unfurnished maisonette, Walcot Street, Bath BA1: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,000; the First-tier Tribunal set £880 (−12%) on 26 Feb 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00HA/MNR/2026/0010.
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Applied
- 7 Jan 2026
- Wait
- 50 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 17 Jan 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- Maisonette
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,000 a month (+25% on the £800 already paid). The tribunal set £880, £120 a month (−12%) below the proposal: about £1,440 over a year.
Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
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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