2-bed unfurnished flat, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £950; the First-tier Tribunal set £900 (−5.3%) on 15 Apr 2025 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/0616.
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2025
- Applied
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- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 7 Oct 2024
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Manchester
- Tribunal region
- Northern
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £950 a month. The tribunal set £900, £50 a month (−5.3%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
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
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