5 Barrfield Road, Salford, Manchester M6 7EL
Pre-Act rulesDecided 3 June 2026Case MAN/00BR/MNR/2026/0214
Rent before
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Withheld: failed a sanity check
Landlord asked for
£2,000
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
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Withheld: failed a sanity check
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 May 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed £2,000 a month, up from the existing £500 a month, for a room in a house in multiple occupation in M6. The tribunal determined a market rent of £550 a month, effective from 1 May 2026, giving significant weight to the parties' agreement that £550 a month was the rental value. It found undue hardship was not established, so the new rent starts on the date in the landlord's notice.
Only the tenant 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
Where the figures came from
- Asked for
- “…termined £550.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 May 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 27 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 £500.00 pcm to take effect from 1 May 2026. On 12 April 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
Other decisions in M6
All of M6- 10 Norfolk Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 6DPPart of it, 2-bed house, 24 Sept 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £725, asked £1,200£900Was £725, asked £1,200
- 5 Barrfield Road, Salford, Manchester M6 7ELPart of it, 1-bed room, 6 Jun 2026, pre-Act rulesAsked £2,000£600Asked £2,000
- —Asked £2,000
- £600Asked £2,000