75 Great Acre, Wigan WN1 3NR
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 10 February 2025Case MAN/00BW/MNR/2024/0708
Rent before
£604
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£800
+32.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£650
+£46 a month (+7.7%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 7 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord asked for a rent of £800 a month, up from £603.75 a month, for a two-bedroom house in WN1. The tribunal determined a rent of £650 a month, effective from 7 November 2024. It started from £800 a month for a property in reasonable letting order and deducted £70 a month for repairs and damp and £80 a month for the kitchen, bathroom, floor coverings and window coverings needed to obtain full market rent.
What decided it:Property condition
Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…tend. 2. The Tribunal's visit was made following the Applicants' application for the Tribunal to fix a market rent for the property. The Landlord had served a notice dated 5 September 2024, requiring an increase in rent from £603.75 to £800 per month, the new rent was to start on 7 November 2024. The Applicant did not agree that the proposed rent represented the correct market rent for the property. 3. 75 Great Acre is a semi-detached h…”
- Asked for
- “…the Tribunal office, the Respondent's agent was unable to attend. 2. The Tribunal's visit was made following the Applicants' application for the Tribunal to fix a market rent for the property. The Landlord had served a notice dated 5 September 2024, requiring an increase in rent from £603.75 to £800 per month, the new rent was to start on 7 November 2024. The Applicant did not agree that the proposed rent represented the correct market…”
- Tribunal set
- “…emises The Tribunal members were 75 Great Acre, Wigan WN1 3NR Judge A Davies J O'Hare, MRICS Landlord Bracken House Properties LLP Address Sterling House, Waterfold Business Park, Bury, Lancashire Tenant David Butler 1. The rent is: £650 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3 & 4) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 7 November 2024 3. The amount included for services is not applicable…”