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ConfirmedEarlier rulesCAM/22UG/MNR/2020/0013

2-bed flat, Colchester CO3: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £825; the First-tier Tribunal set £825 (0%) on 24 May 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/22UG/MNR/2020/0013.

Rent paid before
£750
a month
Landlord proposed
£825
+10% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£825
0% against the proposal
Decided
24 May 2021
Applied
—
Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
8 Mar 2021
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Colchester
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

1 2-bed flat decided in Colchester →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £825 a month (+10% on the £750 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

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 Colchester compares

All decisions in Colchester →
86% cut

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

£925

Median market rent the tribunal set in Colchester, 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.