Rent tribunal decisions in Bolton
What the tribunal decided in Bolton
18 decisions (18 set a rent). In 7 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
Only 7 decisions to compare. That is too few to show a pattern.
| All decisions | |
|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | 86% 6 of 7 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | 0% 0 of 7 |
| Above the landlord's figure | 14% 1 of 7 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | −8.5% n=6 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | +15.2% n=7 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | +8.7% n=7 |
There are no new-rules decisions in this area yet (notices dated on or after 1 May 2026).
"Typical" is the median. n is the number of decisions each figure comes from. Figures from fewer than 5 decisions are shown as "too few".
Old rules: the landlord's notice was dated before 1 May 2026, when the tribunal could set the rent higher than the landlord asked. New rules: notice dated on or after 1 May 2026; the tribunal can only confirm the landlord's figure or set a lower one.
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.
Left out of the percentages, but listed below: housing association and affordable rents, rooms in shared houses, rents that include bills, register entries without the landlord's figure, and decisions whose figures we haven't been able to check.
Download these as a PDF The figures and the list below, with a GOV.UK link for every decision: something you can attach to an MR1 application.
| Address | Type | Rent before | Landlord proposed | Tribunal decided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 Oxford Grove Bolton BL1 4JH old rules | house, 2 bed | £750 | £850 | £750 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Flat 2, 56 Bromwich Street, Bolton BL2 1JE old rules | flat, 2 bed | £695 | £875 | £775 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 49 Stokers Drive, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5XB old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,150 | £1,325 | £1,275 | 23 Jul 2026 |
| 12 Stokers Drive, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5XB old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,150 | £1,325 | £1,250 | 22 Jun 2026 |
| 8 Gilnrow Road, Bolton, BL1 4LJ rules unclearregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £1,000 | 10 May 2026 | ||
| Flat 5, 583 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6BL old rules | flat, 1 bed | £425 | £475 | £455 | 16 Apr 2026 |
| 8 Sterratt Street, Bolton, BL1 4RY old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £750 | 20 May 2025 | ||
| 26 Melbourne Road, Bolton BL3 5RQ old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £675 | 1 Oct 2024 | ||
| 406 Hulton Lane, Deane, Bolton BL3 4LJ old rules | house, 2 bed | £450 | £725 | £595 | 1 Oct 2024 |
| 136 Cemetery Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 7SE old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £560 | 9 Feb 2024 | ||
| Flat 5, 583 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6BL old rulesregister entry only | flat, 1 bed | £425 | 27 Sep 2023 | ||
| 60 Beaumont Chase, Bolton, BL3 4XH old rulesregister entry only | house, 1 bed | £585 | 24 Apr 2023 | ||
| 4 Brownlow Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7DN old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £590 | 27 Feb 2023 | ||
| 17 Higher Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 3AJ old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £520 | 27 Feb 2023 | ||
| 14 Gordon Avenue, Bolton, BL3 5PU old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £650 | 27 Feb 2023 | ||
| 30 Glenbrook Gardens, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7QQ old rulesroom in shared housebills includedregister entry only | room | £368.33 | 30 Nov 2021 | ||
| 84 Rayden Crescent, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2HY old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £800 | 2 Jul 2021 | ||
| 12 Albion Gardens, Back Young Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9BF old rules | flat, 1 bed | £1,549.82 | £377.68 | £1,568.67 | 15 May 2019 |
Rents per calendar month, as the tribunal recorded them. Weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12).
Evidence the tribunal can weigh includes rents agreed for similar homes nearby, asking rents, the condition of the property and what the landlord provides. GOV.UK and Shelter explain the process.