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Struck outEarlier rulesCHI/23UC/MNR/2023/0073

1-bed bungalow, Countess Lilias Road, Cirencester GL7: rent tribunal decision

The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of — a month on 31 May 2023. Case CHI/23UC/MNR/2023/0073.

Rent paid before
£441
a month
Landlord proposed
£499
+13% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
—
Notice struck out
Decided
31 May 2023
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
3 Apr 2023
Decided on
The papers
Council
Cotswold
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 1-bed houses decided in Cotswold →
Type
Bungalow
Bedrooms
1

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The case was struck out because the notice was not valid. An invalid notice never takes effect: the landlord has to serve again and wait at least two more months.

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 Cotswold compares

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60% cut

Share of 5 earlier-rules decisions in Cotswold set below the proposal.

£675

Median market rent the tribunal set in Cotswold, 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.