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Cut 6.9%Earlier rulesCAM/00KB/MNR/2025/0823

Studio flat, Rothsay Road, Bedford MK40: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £725; the First-tier Tribunal set £675 (−6.9%) on 25 May 2026 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/00KB/MNR/2025/0823.

Rent paid before
£625
a month
Landlord proposed
£725
+16% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£675
−6.9% against the proposal
Decided
25 May 2026
Applied
30 Nov 2025
Wait
176 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
8 Dec 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Bedford
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

1 studio decided in Bedford →
Type
Studio
Bedrooms
Studio
Size
24 m²
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £725 a month (+16% on the £625 already paid). The tribunal set £675, £50 a month (−6.9%) below the proposal: about £600 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 Bedford compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Bedford set below the proposal.

£1,025

Median market rent the tribunal set in Bedford, 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.