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Cut 2.9%Earlier rulesBIR/OOCW/MNR/2025/0604

3-bed terraced house, Wolverhampton WV6: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £850; the First-tier Tribunal set £825 (−2.9%) on 17 Jul 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/OOCW/MNR/2025/0604.

Rent paid before
£400
a month
Landlord proposed
£850
+112.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£825
−2.9% against the proposal
Decided
17 Jul 2026
Applied
25 Jan 2025
Wait
538 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Mar 2025
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

7 3-bed houses decided in Wolverhampton →
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 £850 a month (+112.5% on the £400 already paid). The tribunal set £825, £25 a month (−2.9%) below the proposal: about £300 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 Wolverhampton compares

All decisions in Wolverhampton →
69% cut

Share of 13 earlier-rules decisions in Wolverhampton set below the proposal.

£800

Median market rent the tribunal set in Wolverhampton, 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.