3-bed terraced house, Coopers Way, Blackpool FY1: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £860; the First-tier Tribunal set £800 (−7%) on 9 Jun 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00EY/MNR/2026/0272.
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Applied
- 10 May 2026
- Wait
- 30 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 14 May 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Blackpool
- Tribunal region
- Northern
- Type
- Terraced house
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £860 a month (+1.2% on the £850 already paid). The tribunal set £800, £60 a month (−7%) below the proposal: about £720 over a year.
The rent set is below the £850 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current 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
Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.
Would your next increase survive this tribunal? Abide.Rent checks a proposed rent against local outcomes before the notice goes out.
Start your free trialHow Blackpool compares
Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Blackpool set below the proposal.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Blackpool, a month.
Market-rent decisions in Blackpool. Filter them.
Other decisions in Blackpool
- Confirmed
1-bed unfurnished flat
Empress Drive, Blackpool FY2£512a month7 Aug 2026 · Blackpool · New rules - Confirmed
2-bed unfurnished terraced house
Dorset Street, Blackpool FY4£700a month20 Jul 2026 · Blackpool · Earlier rules - Cut 7.1%
2-bed terraced house
Smithy Mews, Blackpool FY19 Jul 2026 · Blackpool · Earlier rules£775£720a month - Cut 0.6%
Studio flat
Albany Avenue, Blackpool FY45 Jun 2026 · Blackpool · Earlier rules£875£870a month - Cut 7.5%
3-bed unfurnished terraced house
Erdington Road, Blackpool FY16 May 2025 · Blackpool · Earlier rules£800£740a month - Set
2-bed unfurnished end-terrace house
Huntley Avenue, Blackpool FY3£640a month10 Apr 2025 · Blackpool · Earlier rules
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: check a proposed rent · more decisions that cut the rent.
Price the next increase on evidence, not hope
- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
- Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
- Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
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.