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Cut 15.4%Earlier rulesMAN/00BN/MNR/2026/0189

1-bed furnished flat, Rusholme Place, Manchester M14: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,100 (−15.4%) on 2 Jul 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/0189.

Rent paid before
£1,050
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,300
+23.8% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,100
−15.4% against the proposal
Decided
2 Jul 2026
Applied
27 Mar 2026
Wait
97 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Apr 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Manchester
Tribunal region
Northern

The home

6 1-bed flats decided in Manchester →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Furnished
Double glazing
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,300 a month (+23.8% on the £1,050 already paid). The tribunal set £1,100, £200 a month (−15.4%) below the proposal: about £2,400 over a year.

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 Manchester compares

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50% cut

Share of 2 new-rules decisions in Manchester set below the proposal.

£850

Median market rent the tribunal set in Manchester, 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.