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Cut 2.9%Earlier rulesHAV/18UC/MNR/2025/0626

Raleigh Road, Exeter EX1: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £865; the First-tier Tribunal set £840 (−2.9%) on 3 Apr 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/18UC/MNR/2025/0626.

Rent paid before
£795
a month
Landlord proposed
£865
+8.8% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£840
−2.9% against the proposal
Decided
3 Apr 2025
Applied
5 Feb 2025
Wait
57 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
7 Feb 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Exeter
Tribunal region
Southern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £865 a month (+8.8% on the £795 already paid). The tribunal set £840, £25 a month (−2.9%) below the proposal: about £300 over a year.

Disrepair 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 Exeter compares

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33% cut

Share of 6 earlier-rules decisions in Exeter set below the proposal.

£921

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

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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.