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Cut 26.9%Earlier rulesCAM/26UK/MNR/2020/0034

Watford WD18: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £950 (−26.9%) on 31 Mar 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/26UK/MNR/2020/0034.

Rent paid before
£950
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,300
+36.8% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£950
−26.9% against the proposal
Decided
31 Mar 2021
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
15 Nov 2020
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Watford
Tribunal region
Eastern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,300 a month (+36.8% on the £950 already paid). The tribunal set £950, £350 a month (−26.9%) below the proposal: about £4,200 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 Watford compares

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Share of 4 earlier-rules decisions in Watford set below the proposal.

£1,350

Median market rent the tribunal set in Watford, 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.