Rent Decisions

2-bedroom house in M38 9LG

Decided on 16 March 2026. Case reference MAN/00BN/MNR/2025/0909.

Rent before the increase
£500 a month
Rent the landlord proposed
£895 a month
Rent the tribunal decided
£710 a month
Decided compared with proposed
-21%

How the tribunal reached this rent

The tribunal started from the rent it thought a similar property in good condition would let for, then adjusted it for this property.

Starting market rent
£850 a month
Furnishings and fittings and improvements provided by the Tenant (carpets to stairs and first floor, white goods except cooker, replacement of faulty kitchen light)
-£65 a month
Necessary improvement: new kitchen to replace dated kitchen
-£65 a month
Condition issues reducing value (faulty rear garden fencing, broken kitchen floor tiles)
-£10 a month
Rent the tribunal decided
£710 a month

Comparable properties

PropertyRentRent type
194 Manchester Road North£650 a monthLet at this rent
Newholme Gardens M28£800 a monthAdvertised at this rent
Hilton Lane M28£875 a monthAdvertised at this rent
Manchester Road East M38£900 a monthAdvertised at this rent
Manchester Road East M38£900 a monthAdvertised at this rent
Manchester Road East M38£975 a monthAdvertised at this rent
Bridgewater Street M38£995 a monthAdvertised at this rent

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