Unfurnished house, Lower Court Road, Epsom KT19: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,700; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,375 (−19.1%) on 19 May 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/43UC/MNR/2025/0642.
- Decided
- 19 May 2025
- Applied
- 13 Mar 2025
- Wait
- 67 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 8 May 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Epsom and Ewell
- Tribunal region
- Southern
The home
- Type
- House
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- EPC
- D
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,700 a month (+23.6% on the £1,375 already paid). The tribunal set £1,375, £325 a month (−19.1%) below the proposal: about £3,900 over a year.
Disrepair 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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