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Cut 13.7%Earlier rulesHAV/00MS/MNR/2025/0671

Carlisle Road, Southampton SO16: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,275; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,100 (−13.7%) on 11 Sep 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00MS/MNR/2025/0671.

Rent paid before
£1,000
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,275
+27.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,100
−13.7% against the proposal
Decided
11 Sep 2025
Applied
14 Apr 2025
Wait
150 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 May 2025
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

Furnishing
Unfurnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,275 a month (+27.5% on the £1,000 already paid). The tribunal set £1,100, £175 a month (−13.7%) below the proposal: about £2,100 over a year.

Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market 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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How Southampton compares

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70% cut

Share of 30 earlier-rules decisions in Southampton set below the proposal.

£850

Median market rent the tribunal set in Southampton, a month.

36

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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.