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Cut 1.8%Earlier rulesBIR/OOFK/MNR/2025/0811

2-bed part furnished flat, Bishop’s Green, Derby DE22: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £725; the First-tier Tribunal set £712 (−1.8%) on 9 Mar 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/OOFK/MNR/2025/0811.

Rent paid before
£675
a month
Landlord proposed
£725
+7.4% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£712
−1.8% against the proposal
Decided
9 Mar 2026
Applied
30 Sep 2025
Wait
160 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
5 Oct 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Derby
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

2 2-bed flats decided in Derby →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Part furnished
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £725 a month (+7.4% on the £675 already paid). The tribunal set £712, £13 a month (−1.8%) below the proposal: about £156 over a year.

Damp or mould 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 Derby compares

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

£786

Median market rent the tribunal set in Derby, 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.