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Cut 8%Earlier rulesBIR/31UC/MNR/2025/0859

2-bed flat, Burton-on-Trent DE14: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £750; the First-tier Tribunal set £690 (−8%) on 13 Aug 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/31UC/MNR/2025/0859.

Rent paid before
£495
a month
Landlord proposed
£750
+51.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£690
−8% against the proposal
Decided
13 Aug 2026
Applied
30 Nov 2025
Wait
256 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Dec 2025
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

2 2-bed flats decided in East Staffordshire →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £750 a month (+51.5% on the £495 already paid). The tribunal set £690, £60 a month (−8%) below the proposal: about £720 over a year.

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 East Staffordshire compares

All decisions in East Staffordshire →
100% cut

Share of 7 earlier-rules decisions in East Staffordshire set below the proposal.

£650

Median market rent the tribunal set in East Staffordshire, a month.

9

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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.