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Cut 2.6%Earlier rulesMAN/00EH/MNR/2025/1087

5-bed semi-detached house, Nursery Lane, Darlington DL2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £975; the First-tier Tribunal set £950 (−2.6%) on 23 Apr 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00EH/MNR/2025/1087.

Rent paid before
£925
a month
Landlord proposed
£975
+5.4% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£950
−2.6% against the proposal
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Applied
16 Dec 2025
Wait
128 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
30 Dec 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Darlington
Tribunal region
Northern

The home

1 5+ bed house decided in Darlington →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
5
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £975 a month (+5.4% on the £925 already paid). The tribunal set £950, £25 a month (−2.6%) below the proposal: about £300 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 Darlington compares

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Share of 1 earlier-rules decisions in Darlington set below the proposal.

£725

Median market rent the tribunal set in Darlington, 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.