Bower Fold, Blackburn BB2: rent tribunal decision
The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of £950 a month on 13 Aug 2024. Case MAN/00EX/MNR/2024/0195.
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2024
- Applied
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- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
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- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Tribunal region
- Northern
The home
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The published decision gives the rent set, £950 a month, but not the landlord’s proposal. Older decisions often publish the rent register entry only.
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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Other decisions in BB2
- Confirmed
3-bed end-terrace house
Bower Fold, Blackburn BB2£1,160a month2 Sep 2026 · Blackburn with Darwen · New rules - Cut 11.8%
Detached house
Blackburn BB228 Jul 2026 · Blackburn with Darwen · Earlier rules£1,700£1,500a month - Cut 20.5%
Revidge Rd, Blackburn BB2
19 Jun 2025 · Blackburn with Darwen · Earlier rules£1,100£875a 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.