4-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Beech Avenue, York YO23: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,500; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,360 (−9.3%) on 28 Mar 2025 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00FF/MNR/2025/0647.
- Decided
- 28 Mar 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Feb 2025
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- York
- Tribunal region
- Northern
The home
2 4-bed houses decided in York →- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Garden
- Yes
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,500 a month (+50% on the £1,000 already paid). The tribunal set £1,360, £140 a month (−9.3%) below the proposal: about £1,680 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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