3-bed unfurnished detached house, Sturminster Newton DT10: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £2,800; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,700 (−3.6%) on 25 Feb 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/19UE/MNR/2025/0848.
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Applied
- 27 Nov 2025
- Wait
- 90 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Dorset
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- Detached house
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Garden
- Yes
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £2,800 a month (+7.7% on the £2,600 already paid). The tribunal set £2,700, £100 a month (−3.6%) below the proposal: about £1,200 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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