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Cut 2.6%Earlier rulesBIR/17UF/MNR/2021/0041

3-bed unfurnished bungalow, Mooredge Drive, Matlock DE4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £950; the First-tier Tribunal set £925 (−2.6%) on 6 Oct 2021 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/17UF/MNR/2021/0041.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£950
a month
Tribunal set
£925
−2.6% against the proposal
Decided
6 Oct 2021
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
17 Aug 2021
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

1 3-bed house decided in Derbyshire Dales →
Type
Bungalow
Bedrooms
3
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £950 a month. The tribunal set £925, £25 a month (−2.6%) 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 Derbyshire Dales compares

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Share of 2 earlier-rules decisions in Derbyshire Dales set below the proposal.

£925

Median market rent the tribunal set in Derbyshire Dales, 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.