4-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Pierces Hill, Reading RG31: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,750; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,800 (+2.9%) on 26 Aug 2025 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/00MC/MNR/2025/0706.
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 5 Jul 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Reading
- Tribunal region
- Eastern
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Bedrooms
- 4
- 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 £1,750 a month (+19.5% on the £1,464 already paid). Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £1,800.
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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