3-bed unfurnished end-terrace house, Kirkmanshulme Lane, Manchester M12: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,350; the First-tier Tribunal set £710 (−47.4%) on 24 Feb 2025 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BN/MNR/2024/0023.
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 24 Jan 2024
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Manchester
- Tribunal region
- Northern
- Type
- End-terrace house
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,350 a month. The tribunal set £710, £640 a month (−47.4%) below the proposal: about £7,680 over a year.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market 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
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