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Cut 21.4%Earlier rulesCAM/26UG/MNR/2025/0766

Unfurnished studio flat, St Albans AL1: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,400; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,100 (−21.4%) on 15 Dec 2025 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/26UG/MNR/2025/0766.

Rent paid before
£1,000
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,400
+40% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,100
−21.4% against the proposal
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
17 Oct 2025
Decided on
A hearing
Council
St Albans
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

1 studio decided in St Albans →
Type
Studio
Bedrooms
Studio
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,400 a month (+40% on the £1,000 already paid). The tribunal set £1,100, £300 a month (−21.4%) below the proposal: about £3,600 over a year.

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 St Albans compares

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Share of 1 earlier-rules decisions in St Albans set below the proposal.

£581

Median market rent the tribunal set in St Albans, a month.

5

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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.