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16 Grasmere Road, Manchester, M27 5WR

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 7 August 2026Case MAN/00BR/MNR/2026/0278
Rent before
£700
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,050
+50.0% on the rent before
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Tribunal set
£970
+£270 a month (+38.6%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 June 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,050 a month, up from £700 a month, for a two-bedroom semi-detached house in M27. The tribunal determined a rent of £970 a month from 1 June 2026. It found the landlord's comparable asking rent of £1,250 a month too high, put the modernised market rent at about £1,050 a month, and reduced it by about 7.5 per cent for the tenant's improvements.

What decided it:Asking prices discountedProperty condition

Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Rent before
“…nd including 1 September 2019. The rental period is monthly. 2. On 15 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of ££1,050.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £700.00 pcm to take effect from 1 June 2026. 3. On 11 May 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tribu…”
Tribunal set
“…plication Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Colin Green (Legal Chair) Huw Thomas FRICS (Valuer Member) Juliette McDonald (Lay Member) Date of Decision 7 August 2026 Rent Determined £970.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. Under a tenancy agreement between the parties dated 29 August 2019, an assured tenancy was gran…”

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  1. 16 Grasmere Road, Manchester, M27 5WR
    Part of it, 2-bed house, 9 Sept 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £700, asked £1,050
    £952