End-terrace house, Grantham Road, Brighton BN1: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,200; the First-tier Tribunal set £840 (−30%) on 13 Feb 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00ML/MNR/2024/0620.
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 26 Oct 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Tribunal region
- Southern
The home
- Type
- End-terrace house
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,200 a month (+50% on the £800 already paid). The tribunal set £840, £360 a month (−30%) below the proposal: about £4,320 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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