Room 5, 26 Milton Grove, Manchester M16 0BP
Pre-Act rulesDecided 3 July 2026Case MAN/00BN/MNR/2026/0238
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 asked for £2000.00 a month from 1 May 2026, in place of the existing £450.00 a month. The tribunal determined the market rent at £450.00 a month from 1 May 2026, relying on its own knowledge and the tenant's comparables for room lets in the area, which it put at £400 to £450 a month, and on the room being at the larger end of rooms offered to rent. The landlord did not respond to the tribunal.
What decided it:SizeA party didn't respond
Only the tenant 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
Where the figures came from
- Asked for
- “…Determined £450 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 01 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 £2000.00 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £450.00 pcm to take effect from 01 May 2026. On 26 April 2026, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
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