3-bed detached house, North Hertfordshire SG4: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £2,150; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,100 (−2.3%) on 8 Dec 2025 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/26UF/MNR/2025/0742.
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 25 Aug 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Tribunal region
- Eastern
- Type
- Detached house
- Bedrooms
- 3
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £2,150 a month (+7.5% on the £2,000 already paid). The tribunal set £2,100, £50 a month (−2.3%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.
Damp or mould 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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