Rent Increase Checker

5 Barrfield Road, Salford, Manchester M6 7EL

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 6 June 2026Case MAN/00BR/MNR/2026/0205
Rent before
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Withheld: failed a sanity check
Landlord asked for
£2,000
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£600
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 1 July 2026.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £2,000 a month for a furnished room in a shared house in M6, up from £525 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £600 a month, effective from 1 July 2026, because the parties had agreed this figure, and it set that later start date because the tenant showed that the increase from 1 May 2026 would cause undue hardship. The landlord did not respond to the hardship request or supply evidence for its proposed rent.

What decided it:A party didn't respondHardship

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
  • The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
  • A later start was granted for hardship
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Where the figures came from
Asked for
“…nt Determined £600.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 July 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 March 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £2,000.00 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £525.00 pcm to take effect from 1 May 2026. 2. On 12 April 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referr…”
Tribunal set
“…tors Date of Application 12 April 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Morgan Williams FRICS - Chair Ms S Johnson Date of Decision 6 June 2026 Rent Determined £600.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 July 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 March 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 whic…”

Other decisions in M6

All of M6
  1. 10 Norfolk Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 6DP
    Part of it, 2-bed house, 24 Sept 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £725, asked £1,200
    £900
  2. 25A Duffield Road, Salford, Lancashire, M6 7RE
    1-bed room, 6 Jun 2026, pre-Act rules
    Asked £2,000
    —
  3. 5 Barrfield Road, Salford, Manchester M6 7EL
    Room, 3 Jun 2026, pre-Act rules
    Asked £2,000
    —
  4. 5 Barrfield Road, Salford, M6 7EL
    Part of it, Room, 3 Jun 2026, pre-Act rules
    Asked £2,000
    £600