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Cut 5.6%Earlier rulesCAM/34UF/MNR/2022/0042

Room in a shared house, Abington Grove, Northampton NN1: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £450; the First-tier Tribunal set £425 (−5.6%) on 13 Oct 2022 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/34UF/MNR/2022/0042.

Rent paid before
£400
a month
Landlord proposed
£450
+12.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£425
−5.6% against the proposal
Decided
13 Oct 2022
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
24 Apr 2022
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

2 rooms in shared houses decided in West Northamptonshire →
Type
Room
Bedrooms
1

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £450 a month (+12.5% on the £400 already paid). The tribunal set £425, £25 a month (−5.6%) below the proposal: about £300 over a year.

Disrepair 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 West Northamptonshire compares

All decisions in West Northamptonshire →
71% cut

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

£1,000

Median market rent the tribunal set in West Northamptonshire, 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.