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SetEarlier rulesCHI/40UC/MNR/2024/0104

3-bed unfurnished bungalow, Church Road, Bridgwater TA7: rent tribunal decision

The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of £878 a month on 15 Jul 2024. Case CHI/40UC/MNR/2024/0104.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
—
a month
Tribunal set
£878
Proposal not stated
Decided
15 Jul 2024
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Apr 2024
Decided on
The papers
Council
Somerset
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

9 3-bed houses decided in Somerset →
Type
Bungalow
Bedrooms
3
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The published decision gives the rent set, £878 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 Somerset compares

All decisions in Somerset →
61% cut

Share of 18 earlier-rules decisions in Somerset set below the proposal.

£900

Median market rent the tribunal set in Somerset, 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.