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Cut 17.6%Earlier rulesCAM/00MC/MNR/2022/0073

Colchester CO2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £850; the First-tier Tribunal set £700 (−17.6%) on 17 Oct 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/00MC/MNR/2022/0073.

Rent paid before
£625
a month
Landlord proposed
£850
+36% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£700
−17.6% against the proposal
Decided
17 Oct 2022
Applied
16 Aug 2022
Wait
62 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
5 Oct 2022
Decided on
The papers
Council
Colchester
Tribunal region
Eastern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £850 a month (+36% on the £625 already paid). The tribunal set £700, £150 a month (−17.6%) below the proposal: about £1,800 over a year.

Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

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 Colchester compares

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86% cut

Share of 7 earlier-rules decisions in Colchester set below the proposal.

£925

Median market rent the tribunal set in Colchester, 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.