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Cut 3.6%Earlier rulesHAV/00HG/MNR/2026/0062

Unfurnished studio flat, Alma Road, Plymouth PL3: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £700; the First-tier Tribunal set £675 (−3.6%) on 27 May 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00HG/MNR/2026/0062.

Rent paid before
£448
a month
Landlord proposed
£700
+56.3% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£675
−3.6% against the proposal
Decided
27 May 2026
Applied
3 Mar 2026
Wait
85 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
23 Mar 2026
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Plymouth
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 studio decided in Plymouth →
Type
Studio
Bedrooms
Studio
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £700 a month (+56.3% on the £448 already paid). The tribunal set £675, £25 a month (−3.6%) below the proposal: about £300 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 Plymouth compares

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0% cut

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

£675

Median market rent the tribunal set in Plymouth, 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.