Cut 9.1%Earlier rulesCHI/00HB/MNR/2022/0008

Unfurnished house, Southmead Road, Bristol BS10: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,095; the First-tier Tribunal set £995 (−9.1%) on 16 Mar 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/00HB/MNR/2022/0008.

Rent paid before

£850

a month

Landlord proposed

£1,095

+28.8% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£995

−9.1% against the proposal

Decided: 16 Mar 2022
Applied: 30 Jan 2022
Wait: 45 days
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 6 Feb 2022
Decided on: The papers
Council: Bristol, City of
Tribunal region: Southern

The home

Type: House
Furnishing: Unfurnished
EPC: E

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,095 a month (+28.8% on the £850 already paid). The tribunal set £995, £100 a month (−9.1%) below the proposal: about £1,200 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 Bristol, City of compares

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Share of 3 new-rules decisions in Bristol, City of set below the proposal.

£950

Median market rent the tribunal set in Bristol, City of, a month.

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