5-bed unfurnished detached house, West Suffolk CB8: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £2,350; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,200 (−6.4%) on 20 Nov 2023 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/42UC/MNR/2023/0126.
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2023
- Applied
- 7 Sep 2023
- Wait
- 74 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Nov 2023
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Tribunal region
- Eastern
- Type
- Detached house
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £2,350 a month (+51.6% on the £1,550 already paid). The tribunal set £2,200, £150 a month (−6.4%) below the proposal: about £1,800 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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