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Cut 12.5%Earlier rulesMAN/00BM/MNR/2026/0053

Room in a shared house, Essex Drive, Bury BL9: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,200; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,050 (−12.5%) on 30 Jun 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BM/MNR/2026/0053.

Rent paid before
£750
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,200
+60% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,050
−12.5% against the proposal
Decided
30 Jun 2026
Applied
8 Jan 2026
Wait
173 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
10 Jan 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Bury
Tribunal region
Northern
Type
Room
Bedrooms
1
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 £1,200 a month (+60% on the £750 already paid). The tribunal set £1,050, £150 a month (−12.5%) 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 Bury compares

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Bury, 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.