First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Rent for Tenanted Property

OUTCOME: Allowed

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Case Reference

: LON/00AS/F77/2025/0259

Property : 11 [ADDRESS], [POSTCODE]

Tenant

:

Mrs [APPELLANT]

Landlord : [APPELLANT] of Application : Section 70, [NAME] 1977

Tribunal: : Judge Shepherd and [NAME] of Summary Reasons

: 25th November 2024

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DECISION

The sum of £228 per week will be registered as the fair [NAME] with effect from 25th November 2025 being the date the Tribunal made the Decision. ____________________________________

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FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY)

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SUMMARY REASONS

Background 1. Following an objection from the Tenant to the determination of a fair [NAME] by the [NAME], the Tribunal has made a determination under the provisions of the [NAME] 1977.

Inspection

2. The Tribunal did not carry out an inspection. unal has carried out an inspection of the property on 13th February 2024.

Evidence 3. The Tribunal has consideration of the written submissions provided by the [NAME].

Determination and Valuation 4. Having consideration of the comparable evidence proved by the parties and our own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, we consider that the open market [NAME] for the property in good tenantable condition would be in the region of £2100 per calendar month or £485 per week. From this level of [NAME] we have made adjustments in relation to:

Lack of repair – 10% Lack of floor coverings – 5% No white goods- 5% Unmodernised kitchen -5%

5. The Tribunal has also made an adjustment for scarcity -20%

6. The full valuation is shown below:

[NAME]£2100 per calender month.

Disrepair-£210

Less contents- £210 per calender month

Unmodernised kitchen -£105

Less scarcity- £420 per calender month

Equals- £1154 pcm or £266.54per week

The maximum fair [NAME] is £228 pcm

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Therefore the Tribunal determines a [NAME] of £ 228 per calender month.

Decision 8. The uncapped fair [NAME] initially determined by the Tribunal, for the purposes of section 70, was £1470 per calendar month or £339 per week . The capped [NAME] for the property according to the provisions of the [NAME] ([NAME]) Order 1999 is calculated at £. The calculation of the capped [NAME] is shown on the decision form. In this case the lower [NAME] of £228 per calender month is to be registered as the fair [NAME] or this property.

Chairman: Judge Shepherd

25th November 2025

APPEAL PROVISIONS

These summary reasons are provided to give the parties an indication as to how the Tribunal made its decision. If either party wishes to appeal this decision, they should first make a request for full reasons and the details of how to appeal will be set out in the full reasons. Any request for full reasons should be made within a month. Any subsequent application for permission to appeal should be made on Form RP PTA