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Cut 17.2%Earlier rulesCHI/00MS/MNR/2024/0107

Studio flat, Hulse Road, Southampton SO15: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £725; the First-tier Tribunal set £600 (−17.2%) on 19 Jul 2024 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/00MS/MNR/2024/0107.

Rent paid before
£650
a month
Landlord proposed
£725
+11.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£600
−17.2% against the proposal
Decided
19 Jul 2024
Applied
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
17 Apr 2024
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 studios decided in Southampton →
Type
Studio
Bedrooms
Studio
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £725 a month (+11.5% on the £650 already paid). The tribunal set £600, £125 a month (−17.2%) below the proposal: about £1,500 over a year.

The rent set is below the £650 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current rent.

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

All decisions in Southampton →
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.