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Cut 3.2%Earlier rulesCHI/00HD/MNR/2020/0074

4-bed semi-detached house, Willowherb Road, Bristol BS16: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,550; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,500 (−3.2%) on 20 Nov 2020 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/00HD/MNR/2020/0074.

Rent paid before
£1,400
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,550
+10.7% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,500
−3.2% against the proposal
Decided
20 Nov 2020
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
4 Nov 2020
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 4-bed house decided in South Gloucestershire →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
4
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,550 a month (+10.7% on the £1,400 already paid). The tribunal set £1,500, £50 a month (−3.2%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.

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 South Gloucestershire compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in South Gloucestershire set below the proposal.

£1,200

Median market rent the tribunal set in South Gloucestershire, 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.