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Cut 4%Earlier rulesMAN/00CJ/MNR/2023/0263

Room in a shared house, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,500; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,400 (−4%) on 18 Sep 2023 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00CJ/MNR/2023/0263.

Rent paid before
£2,250
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,500
+11.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£2,400
−4% against the proposal
Decided
18 Sep 2023
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
—
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
Northern

The home

1 room in a shared house decided in Newcastle upon Tyne →
Type
Room
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Furnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,500 a month (+11.1% on the £2,250 already paid). The tribunal set £2,400, £100 a month (−4%) below the proposal: about £1,200 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 Newcastle upon Tyne compares

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Share of 6 earlier-rules decisions in Newcastle upon Tyne set below the proposal.

£695

Median market rent the tribunal set in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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.