Cut 30%Earlier rulesMAN/00BN/MNR/2026/0105

Room in a shared house, Pine Road, Manchester M20: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £750; the First-tier Tribunal set £525 (−30%) on 9 Jul 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/0105.

Rent paid before

£525

a month

Landlord proposed

£750

+42.9% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£525

−30% against the proposal

Decided: 9 Jul 2026
Applied: 7 Mar 2026
Wait: 124 days
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 11 Mar 2026
Decided on: The papers
Council: Manchester
Tribunal region: Northern

The home

4 rooms in shared houses decided in Manchester →

Type: Room
Bedrooms: 1
Furnishing: Furnished
Central heating: Yes
Double glazing: Yes
Garden: Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £750 a month (+42.9% on the £525 already paid). The tribunal set £525, £225 a month (−30%) below the proposal: about £2,700 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 Manchester compares

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50% cut

Share of 2 new-rules decisions in Manchester set below the proposal.

£850

Median market rent the tribunal set in Manchester, 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.