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35 Sycamore Street, Sale, Cheshire, M33 2HD

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 29 September 2026Case MAN/00BU/MNR/2026/0357
Rent before
£650
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,200
+84.6% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,200
+£550 a month (+84.6%)
Matched in the decision text

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

In short

The landlord served a notice proposing a rent of £1,200 a month, up from £650 a month, for a property in M33, effective from 1 July 2026. The tenant challenged the notice's validity over a wrong postcode and an unsigned copy, and asked for a later start date on hardship grounds. The tribunal found the notice valid, treating the postcode as a clerical error and accepting that the guidance allows electronic signatures, refused the hardship request because no documentary evidence of hardship was provided, and recorded the rent as £1,200 a month from 1 July 2026.

What decided it:Hardship

Neither side gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…1 July 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 29 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,200.00 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £650.00 pcm to take effect from 1 July 2026. 2. On 29 June 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Trib…”
Asked for
“…d £1200 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 July 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 29 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,200.00 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £650.00 pcm to take effect from 1 July 2026. 2. On 29 June 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referr…”
Tribunal set
“…plication 29 June 2026 Type of Application Determination of an Open-Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Judge L White Tribunal Member J Faulkner FRICS Date of Decision 29 September 2026 Rent Determined £1200 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 July 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 29 April 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Housing A…”

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