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Cut 16.7%Earlier rulesCHI/29UK/MNR/2022/0083

3-bed semi-detached house, Rose Terrace, Dartford DA4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,500; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,250 (−16.7%) on 7 Sep 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/29UK/MNR/2022/0083.

Rent paid before
£1,200
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,500
+25% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,250
−16.7% against the proposal
Decided
7 Sep 2022
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
27 Jul 2022
Decided on
The papers
Council
Sevenoaks
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 3-bed house decided in Sevenoaks →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
3
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,500 a month (+25% on the £1,200 already paid). The tribunal set £1,250, £250 a month (−16.7%) below the proposal: about £3,000 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

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 Sevenoaks compares

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67% cut

Share of 3 earlier-rules decisions in Sevenoaks set below the proposal.

£1,358

Median market rent the tribunal set in Sevenoaks, 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.