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Cut 13%Earlier rulesMAN/00EF/MNR/2026/0109

1-bed flat, Stockton-on-Tees TS17: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £575; the First-tier Tribunal set £500 (−13%) on 26 Aug 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00EF/MNR/2026/0109.

Rent paid before
£525
a month
Landlord proposed
£575
+9.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£500
−13% against the proposal
Decided
26 Aug 2026
Applied
10 Mar 2026
Wait
169 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
7 May 2026
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
Northern

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in Stockton-on-Tees →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Double glazing
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £575 a month (+9.5% on the £525 already paid). The tribunal set £500, £75 a month (−13%) below the proposal: about £900 over a year.

The rent set is below the £525 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current rent.

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.

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 Stockton-on-Tees compares

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Share of 1 earlier-rules decisions in Stockton-on-Tees set below the proposal.

£693

Median market rent the tribunal set in Stockton-on-Tees, a month.

4

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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.