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Cut 41.9%Earlier rulesCAM/26UF/MNR/2025/0670

Blackhorse Lane, Hitchin SG4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,150; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,250 (−41.9%) on 14 Jul 2025 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/26UF/MNR/2025/0670.

Rent paid before
£2,000
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,150
+7.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,250
−41.9% against the proposal
Decided
14 Jul 2025
Applied
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
27 Apr 2025
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Eastern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,150 a month (+7.5% on the £2,000 already paid). The tribunal set £1,250, £900 a month (−41.9%) below the proposal: about £10,800 over a year.

The rent set is below the £2,000 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current 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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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.