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AboveEarlier rulesCHI/43UH/MNR/2023/0054

4-bed semi-detached house, Laleham Road, Staines TW18: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,540 (+18.5%) on 18 May 2023 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/43UH/MNR/2023/0054.

Rent paid before
£1,260
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,300
+3.2% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,540
+18.5% against the proposal
Decided
18 May 2023
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
17 Apr 2023
Decided on
The papers
Council
Spelthorne
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 4-bed houses decided in Spelthorne →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
4
Size
129 m²
EPC
E
Central heating
No
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,300 a month (+3.2% on the £1,260 already paid). Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £1,540.

Disrepair 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 Spelthorne compares

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90% cut

Share of 10 earlier-rules decisions in Spelthorne set below the proposal.

£1,450

Median market rent the tribunal set in Spelthorne, a month.

13

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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.