1-bed flat, Peel Street, Liverpool L8: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £700; the First-tier Tribunal set £630 (−10%) on 28 Sep 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BY/MNR/2026/0135.
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Applied
- 16 Mar 2026
- Wait
- 196 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 22 Mar 2026
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Liverpool
- Tribunal region
- Northern
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £700 a month (+40% on the £500 already paid). The tribunal set £630, £70 a month (−10%) below the proposal: about £840 over a year.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.
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
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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.