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Cut 1.7%Earlier rulesBIR/17UB/MNR/2021/0060

2-bed unfurnished terraced house, Matlock DE4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £520; the First-tier Tribunal set £511 (−1.7%) on 5 Nov 2021 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/17UB/MNR/2021/0060.

Rent paid before
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a month
Landlord proposed
£520
a month
Tribunal set
£511
−1.7% against the proposal
Decided
5 Nov 2021
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
22 Nov 2021
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

5 2-bed houses decided in Amber Valley →
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 £520 a month. The tribunal set £511, £9 a month (−1.7%) below the proposal: about £104 over a year.

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 Amber Valley compares

All decisions in Amber Valley →
80% cut

Share of 5 earlier-rules decisions in Amber Valley set below the proposal.

£598

Median market rent the tribunal set in Amber Valley, 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.