49 Stokers Drive, Horwich, Bolton BL6 5XB
MAN/00BL/MNR/2026/0336 · Bolton · decided 23 Jul 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,150 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,325 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,275 +10.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 4 Jul 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 3 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Landlord revised its proposed market rent from £1,325 pcm as set out in their notice to £1,275 pcm as set out in their reply. While the Landlord's comparables were advertised at rents between £1,325 and £1,450 pcm, the Tribunal recognises that advertised rents do not necessarily equate to achieved rents and that adjustments must be made for differences in type, location, specification and market conditions. Having regard to those matters, and using its own expertise, the Tribunal considers that the evidence supports a market rent no lower than £1,275 pcm. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market if it was in the same general condition as the Property and unfurnished. … The Tribunal has considered the Tenants' proposed rent of £1,200 pcm but attaches limited weight to that figure because no supporting market evidence was provided and it is materially below the level indicated by the available comparable evidence. The Tribunal notes that the Tenants were given the opportunity to comment on the Landlord's comparable evidence but did not do so.
An extract. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.