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Cut 0.8%Earlier rulesBIR/00FN/MNR/2020/0032

2-bed unfurnished terraced house, Cheviot Road, Leicester LE2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £640; the First-tier Tribunal set £635 (−0.8%) on 28 Jul 2020 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00FN/MNR/2020/0032.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£640
a month
Tribunal set
£635
−0.8% against the proposal
Decided
28 Jul 2020
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
25 May 2020
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Leicester
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

10 2-bed houses decided in Leicester →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Central heating
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £640 a month. The tribunal set £635, £5 a month (−0.8%) below the proposal: about £60 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 Leicester compares

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90% cut

Share of 10 earlier-rules decisions in Leicester set below the proposal.

£812

Median market rent the tribunal set in Leicester, 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.