Studio flat, Victoria Road, Brighton BN1: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £950; the First-tier Tribunal set £950 (0%) on 30 Dec 2024 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00ML/MNR/2024/0625.
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2024
- Applied
- 23 Aug 2024
- Wait
- 129 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 25 Sep 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Tribunal region
- Southern
- Type
- Studio
- Bedrooms
- Studio
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £950 a month (+5.6% on the £900 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.
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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