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Cut 3.6%Earlier rulesBIR/17UD/MNR/2025/0620

1-bed flat, Chesterfield S40: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £550; the First-tier Tribunal set £530 (−3.6%) on 17 Jul 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/17UD/MNR/2025/0620.

Rent paid before
£440
a month
Landlord proposed
£550
+25.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£530
−3.6% against the proposal
Decided
17 Jul 2026
Applied
28 Jan 2025
Wait
535 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Feb 2025
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in Chesterfield →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Double glazing
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £550 a month (+25.1% on the £440 already paid). The tribunal set £530, £20 a month (−3.6%) below the proposal: about £240 over a year.

The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.

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 Chesterfield compares

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50% cut

Share of 2 earlier-rules decisions in Chesterfield set below the proposal.

£482

Median market rent the tribunal set in Chesterfield, 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.