Flat 1, 439 Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 9HA
MAN/00BU/MNR/2025/0999 · Trafford · decided 16 Jun 2026
old rulesbills included| Rent before the notice | £635 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £870 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £870 +37.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 11 May 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 1 bedroom |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Tribunal attributed significant weight the comparables provided by the Landlord within the same building. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables provided by the Landlord, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property in reasonable condition would be £800.00 pcm exclusive of utilities. 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 comparable properties. The Tribunal considers the Property to be in good condition. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made adjustments in relation to the following: a) The provision of electricity by the Landlord. The full valuation is shown below: Starting Rent £800.00 pcm Add a) Items given under a) above £70.00 Market rent £870.00 pcm
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.