3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Earlswood Drive, Nottingham NG18: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £950; the First-tier Tribunal set £900 (−5.3%) on 3 Mar 2025 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/37UF/MDR/2024/0601.
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2025
- Applied
- 10 Oct 2024
- Wait
- 144 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 29 Oct 2024
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Mansfield
- Tribunal region
- Midlands
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- 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 landlord proposed £950 a month (+18.8% on the £800 already paid). The tribunal set £900, £50 a month (−5.3%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.
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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