Cut 22.7%Earlier rulesBIR/00FY/MNR/2021/0040

Room in a shared house, Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £550; the First-tier Tribunal set £425 (−22.7%) on 10 Jan 2022 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00FY/MNR/2021/0040.

Rent paid before

—

a month

Landlord proposed

£550

a month

Tribunal set

£425

−22.7% against the proposal

Decided: 10 Jan 2022
Applied: —
Wait: —
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 1 Sep 2021
Decided on: A hearing
Council: Nottingham
Tribunal region: Midlands

The home

5 rooms in shared houses decided in Nottingham →

Type: Room
Bedrooms: 1
Furnishing: Furnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £550 a month. The tribunal set £425, £125 a month (−22.7%) below the proposal: about £1,500 over a year.

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

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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

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How Nottingham compares

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71% cut

Share of 14 earlier-rules decisions in Nottingham set below the proposal.

£650

Median market rent the tribunal set in Nottingham, 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.