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26 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions for 1-bed flats in Greater Manchester

26 rent tribunal decisions for 1-bed flats in Greater Manchester. Median rent set £800 a month; 67% cut below the landlord’s proposal. Every decision, linked to GOV.UK.

Why it matters

Comparing like with like: the tribunal values a 1-bed flat against similar homes nearby, so decisions on 1-bed flats in Greater Manchester are the closest guide to how a challenge on yours could go.

19% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 5 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.

6 hardship requests

Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 6 times; it agreed 5 times.

£800

Median market rent the tribunal set in these decisions, all years, £ a month.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

Decided
4
Set below the proposal
50% England 65%
Median cut, where cut
−8.5% £95 a month
Median wait, application to decision
91 days
  • Cut 50%
  • Confirmed 50%

Only 4 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
22
Set below the proposal
75% of 8 with both figures
Set above the proposal
0%
Median rent set
£800
  • Cut 75%
  • Confirmed 25%

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Every decision

The latest 26 of 26.

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
23 Sep 2026Clarence Street, Salford M71-bed flat · Salford£885£1,090£1,040Cut 4.6%New rules
22 Sep 2026Clarence Street, Salford M71-bed flat · Salford£885£1,100£1,100ConfirmedNew rules
11 Sep 2026Delaney Heights, Salford M31-bed unfurnished flat · Salford£704£738£738ConfirmedEarlier rules
7 Sep 2026Birch Lane, Manchester M131-bed unfurnished flat · Manchester£750£850£750Cut 11.8%Earlier rules
20 Aug 2026Edge Lane, Manchester M321-bed flat · Trafford£750£800£800ConfirmedNew rules
20 Aug 2026Manchester M81-bed furnished flat · Manchester£750£850£800Cut 5.9%Earlier rules
11 Aug 2026Clarence Street, Salford M71-bed furnished flat · Salford£885£1,130£990Cut 12.4%New rules
6 Aug 2026Melrose Avenue, Manchester M331-bed flat · Trafford£750£850£800Cut 5.9%Earlier rules
2 Jul 2026Rusholme Place, Manchester M141-bed furnished flat · Manchester£1,050£1,300£1,100Cut 15.4%Earlier rules
16 Jun 2026Chester Road, Manchester M161-bed unfurnished flat · Trafford£635£870£870ConfirmedEarlier rules
2 Jun 2026Salford M71-bed furnished flat · Salford£885—£1,020SetEarlier rules
11 May 2026Adelphi Street, Salford M31-bed furnished flat · Salford£975£1,025£1,000Cut 2.4%Earlier rules
23 Oct 2025Salford M51-bed furnished flat · Salford£975£1,043£1,000Cut 4.1%Earlier rules
4 Mar 2025Manchester M111-bed part furnished flat · Manchester———SetEarlier rules
8 Oct 2024Brantingham Road, Manchester M161-bed flat · Manchester——£713SetEarlier rules
12 Jan 2024Briar Hill Way, Salford M61-bed unfurnished flat · Salford——£680SetEarlier rules
12 Jan 2024Liverpool Road, Manchester M301-bed furnished flat · Salford——£720SetEarlier rules
12 Jan 2024Briar Hill Way, Salford M61-bed unfurnished flat · Salford——£630SetEarlier rules
27 Nov 2023Wigan Street, Wigan WN21-bed unfurnished flat · Wigan——£425SetEarlier rules
27 Sep 2023Chorley Old Road, Bolton BL11-bed unfurnished flat · Bolton——£425SetEarlier rules
23 Jul 2023Manchester M31-bed furnished flat · Salford——£800SetEarlier rules
9 May 2023Worsley Gardens, Salford M281-bed unfurnished flat · Salford——£750SetEarlier rules
5 Sep 2022Moorland Road, Manchester M201-bed unfurnished flat · Manchester——£419SetEarlier rules
3 Jul 2019Old Mill Wharf, Manchester M431-bed unfurnished flat · Tameside——£575SetEarlier rules
22 May 2019Old Mill Wharf, Manchester M431-bed furnished flat · Tameside——£575SetEarlier rules
15 May 2019Albion Gardens, Bolton BL41-bed unfurnished flat · Bolton——£1,569SetEarlier rules

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Questions agents and landlords ask

What rent does the tribunal set for 1-bed flats in Greater Manchester?

Across 26 published decisions, the median rent set was £800 a month. Each decision values one home on its own evidence and condition, so use these as a guide to risk, not a price.

How often does the tribunal cut rent increases on 1-bed flats here?

8 of 12 decisions with both figures published (67%) set the rent below the landlord’s proposal; under the new rules, 2 of 4. Where cut, the median cut was −5.9%.

Raising the rent on a 1-bed flat in Greater Manchester? Check it first

  • Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
  • Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
  • Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
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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.