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Cut 4.1%Earlier rulesMAN/00BR/MNR/2025/1005

1-bed furnished flat, Salford M5: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,043; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,000 (−4.1%) on 23 Oct 2025 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BR/MNR/2025/1005.

Rent paid before
£975
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,043
+7% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,000
−4.1% against the proposal
Decided
23 Oct 2025
Applied
21 Oct 2025
Wait
2 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
23 Oct 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Salford
Tribunal region
Northern

The home

12 1-bed flats decided in Salford →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Furnished
Size
39 m²
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,043 a month (+7% on the £975 already paid). The tribunal set £1,000, £43 a month (−4.1%) below the proposal: about £516 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

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 Salford compares

All decisions in Salford →
75% cut

Share of 8 new-rules decisions in Salford set below the proposal.

£970

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

51

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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.