49 Essex Drive, Bury, BL9 9JH
MAN/00BM/MNR/2026/0053 · Bury · decided 30 Jun 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £750 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,050 +40.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 7 Nov 2025 |
| 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
Neither party has provided comparable rental evidence. In those circumstances, the Tribunal has necessarily relied upon its own expertise and inspection findings, applying its knowledge of the local market. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1,500.00 pcm. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market if it was in good marketable condition. … The Tribunal has considered the parties’ respective accounts of the condition of the Property. It finds that while the Tenant has installed laminate flooring with the Landlord’s consent, that flooring is now in poor condition and does not enhance the rental value. The Tribunal is not satisfied, on the evidence available, that the Property suffers significant damp or mould beyond that ordinarily encountered in properties of this age and type. … From the notional rent of £1,500pcm, the Tribunal makes the following adjustments to reflect the actual condition and circumstances of the letting: a) The unmodernised condition of the Property. … The ground floor arrangement and an overall sub-optimal layout reduce the functional
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.