Room in a shared house, Stockport Road, Ashton Under Lyne OL7: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £725; the First-tier Tribunal set £700 (−3.4%) on 14 May 2026 under the earlier rules. Case MAN/00BT/MNR/2026/0094.
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Applied
- 3 Mar 2026
- Wait
- 72 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 8 Mar 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Tameside
- Tribunal region
- Northern
- Type
- Room
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Double glazing
- Yes
- Garden
- Yes
- Parking
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £725 a month (+7.4% on the £675 already paid). The tribunal set £700, £25 a month (−3.4%) below the proposal: about £300 over a year.
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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Other decisions in OL7
- Cut 5.6%
2-bed unfurnished terraced house
Trafalgar Street, Ashton-under-Lyne OL715 Sep 2026 · Tameside · Earlier rules£900£850a month - Cut 3.4%
Stockport Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL7
15 Sep 2026 · Tameside · Earlier rules£725£700a month - Cut 4%
Room in a shared house
Stockport Road, Ashton Under Lyne OL719 May 2026 · Tameside · Earlier rules£625£600a month
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