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Cut 13.1%Earlier rulesCAM/42UD/MNR/2022/0046

Ipswich IP4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £495; the First-tier Tribunal set £430 (−13.1%) on 18 Jul 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/42UD/MNR/2022/0046.

Rent paid before
£430
a month
Landlord proposed
£495
+15.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£430
−13.1% against the proposal
Decided
18 Jul 2022
Applied
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
13 May 2022
Decided on
The papers
Council
Ipswich
Tribunal region
Eastern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £495 a month (+15.1% on the £430 already paid). The tribunal set £430, £65 a month (−13.1%) below the proposal: about £780 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 Ipswich compares

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45% cut

Share of 11 earlier-rules decisions in Ipswich set below the proposal.

£850

Median market rent the tribunal set in Ipswich, a month.

14

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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.