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AboveEarlier rulesMAN/00EJ/MNR/2026/0136

1-bed unfurnished flat, Co Durham DH9: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £651; the First-tier Tribunal set £667 (+2.4%) on 29 Jun 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00EJ/MNR/2026/0136.

Rent paid before
£614
a month
Landlord proposed
£651
+6.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£667
+2.4% against the proposal
Decided
29 Jun 2026
Applied
18 Mar 2026
Wait
103 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
6 Apr 2026
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Northern

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in County Durham →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £651 a month (+6.1% on the £614 already paid). Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £667.

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 County Durham compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in County Durham set below the proposal.

£611

Median market rent the tribunal set in County Durham, 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.