3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Colmore Avenue, Wirral CH63: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,200; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,050 (−12.5%) on 17 Apr 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/OOCB/MNR/2025/1065.
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Applied
- 10 Dec 2025
- Wait
- 128 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 14 Dec 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Wirral
- Tribunal region
- Northern
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Garden
- Yes
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,200 a month (+48.1% on the £810 already paid). The tribunal set £1,050, £150 a month (−12.5%) below the proposal: about £1,800 over a year.
The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.
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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