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ConfirmedEarlier rulesBIR/00GG/MNR/2025/0739

1-bed flat, Waterloo Terrace, Bridgnorth WV16: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £485; the First-tier Tribunal set £485 (0%) on 27 Feb 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00GG/MNR/2025/0739.

Rent paid before
£440
a month
Landlord proposed
£485
+10.2% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£485
0% against the proposal
Decided
27 Feb 2026
Applied
29 May 2025
Wait
274 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Jun 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Shropshire
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in Shropshire →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £485 a month (+10.2% on the £440 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

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

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How Shropshire compares

All decisions in Shropshire →
33% cut

Share of 3 earlier-rules decisions in Shropshire set below the proposal.

£700

Median market rent the tribunal set in Shropshire, a month.

5

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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.