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Cut 5.9%Earlier rulesBIR/00CW/MNR/2023/0177

3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Emerson Road, Wolverhampton WV10: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £850; the First-tier Tribunal set £800 (−5.9%) on 17 Jan 2024 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CW/MNR/2023/0177.

Rent paid before
£725
a month
Landlord proposed
£850
+17.2% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£800
−5.9% against the proposal
Decided
17 Jan 2024
Applied
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
23 Aug 2023
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

7 3-bed houses decided in Wolverhampton →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
3
Furnishing
Unfurnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £850 a month (+17.2% on the £725 already paid). The tribunal set £800, £50 a month (−5.9%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.

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.

18

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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.