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Rent tribunal decisions in Birmingham
240 published rent tribunal decisions in Birmingham, 3 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (67% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 18 market-rent decisions in Birmingham. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 6 times; it agreed 6 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 3
- Set below the proposal
- 67% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −23.3% £350 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 71 days
- Cut 67%
- Confirmed 33%
Only 3 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 163
- Set below the proposal
- 73% of 62 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 6%
- Median rent set
- £748
- Cut 73%
- Confirmed 21%
- Above 6%
Raising rents in Birmingham? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
Start your free trialLatest under the new rules
Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 240. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Anderton Rd, Birmingham B112-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham | £475 | £900 | £475 | Cut 47.2% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Grosvenor Road, Birmingham B17Birmingham | £1,770 | £2,050 | £1,750 | Cut 14.6% | New rules |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Somery Road, Birmingham B293-bed furnished semi-detached house · Birmingham | £725 | £1,100 | £1,000 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Birmingham B333-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham | £750 | £1,500 | £1,210 | Cut 19.3% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield B763-bed detached house · Birmingham | £615 | — | £665 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Anerley Road, Birmingham B443-bed terraced house · Birmingham | £800 | £900 | £900 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Runcorn Rd, Birmingham B122-bed maisonette · Birmingham | £535 | £660 | £607 | Cut 8.1% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Gravelly Hill, North Birmingham B232-bed flat · Birmingham | £825 | £950 | £825 | Cut 13.2% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Greenoak Crescent, Birmingham B303-bed home · Birmingham | £850 | £1,250 | £850 | Cut 32% | New rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Birmingham B312-bed flat · Birmingham | £1,100 | £1,150 | £1,150 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Barrows Road, Birmingham B112-bed house · Birmingham | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Monks Kirby Road, Sutton Coldfield B763-bed detached house · Birmingham | £546 | — | £598 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Hillaries Road, Birmingham B233-bed terraced house · Birmingham | £520 | — | £566 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Towyn Road, Birmingham B13Birmingham | — | £953 | £598 | Cut 37.3% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Birmingham B322-bed terraced house · Birmingham | £1,100 | £1,150 | £1,150 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B301-bed flat · Birmingham | £595 | £750 | £615 | Cut 18% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B302-bed detached house · Birmingham | £800 | £950 | £850 | Cut 10.5% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B301-bed furnished flat · Birmingham | £475 | £750 | £575 | Cut 23.3% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B301-bed furnished flat · Birmingham | £450 | £750 | £615 | Cut 18% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Birmingham B301-bed furnished flat · Birmingham | £480 | £750 | £545 | Cut 27.3% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Birmingham B203-bed flat · Birmingham | £650 | £800 | £750 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Romilly Avenue, Birmingham B203-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham | £1,350 | £1,400 | £1,350 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Hooper Street, Birmingham B18Birmingham | £1,025 | £1,107 | £1,060 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Birmingham B173-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham | £997 | £1,040 | £997 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B301-bed unfurnished detached house · Birmingham | £490 | £750 | £720 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Lozells Street, Birmingham B191-bed flat · Birmingham | £497 | £543 | £737 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Birmingham B12-bed flat · Birmingham | £1,250 | £1,375 | £1,250 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Midland Croft, Birmingham B331-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | £598 | £620 | £650 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Clarence Road, Birmingham B113-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham | £640 | £1,250 | £1,200 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 12 May 2026 | Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield B723-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham | £750 | £800 | £800 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
Decisions by month
Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.
What came up
- Damp or mould raised 39
- Landlord sent comparables 29
- Hearing held 26
- Home inspected 26
- Asking rents cited 24
- Disrepair raised 18
- Portal listings cited 14
- Tenant sent comparables 13
Counted from the text of market-rent decisions. Older decisions often publish the rent only, without reasons.
By type of home
Market-rent decisions in Birmingham by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 4 | £775 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £520 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 26 | £572 | 75% of 8 |
| 2-bed flats | 11 | £775 | 50% of 6 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £750 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 5 | £483 | 60% of 5 |
| 2-bed houses | 21 | £648 | 67% of 9 |
| 3-bed houses | 70 | £850 | 74% of 27 |
| 4-bed houses | 7 | £1,350 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 1 | £1,250 | — |
All rules and years together. Type and bedrooms are read from the tribunal’s description of the home; older decisions often do not describe it.
Fair rents (regulated tenancies)
74 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Birmingham, median £537 a month, 71 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Walmley Road, Sutton Coldfield B763-bed detached house · Birmingham | £615 | — | £665 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Monks Kirby Road, Sutton Coldfield B763-bed detached house · Birmingham | £546 | — | £598 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Hillaries Road, Birmingham B233-bed terraced house · Birmingham | £520 | — | £566 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Birmingham B15Flat · Birmingham | £575 | — | £610 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Birmingham B17Birmingham | £570 | — | £676 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other councils in West Midlands
Reading these decisions
- Each decision values one home on the evidence in front of the tribunal. It is not a rent for the street.
- A confirmed rent under the new rules means the market was at least that high; the tribunal could not go higher.
- The tribunal can set a rent below what the tenant already pays, usually for condition or a weak evidence pack.
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: tribunal risk checker · all new-rules decisions.
Questions agents and landlords ask
How many rent tribunal decisions are there in Birmingham?
240 published decisions: 3 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 163 under the earlier rules and 74 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Birmingham?
Under the new rules, 2 of 3 decisions here (67%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −23.3%.
Can the tribunal set a higher rent than the landlord proposed?
Not for notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal sets the open-market rent or the notice figure, whichever is lower, and the new rent starts from the decision with no backdating. Under the earlier rules it could go higher, which is why the two are shown separately.
How should I price a rent increase in Birmingham?
Start from rents actually achieved for similar homes nearby, recent and close, then adjust for condition, furnishing and what is included. Tribunal decisions show the risk of getting it wrong; they are not a price list. Keep the comparables and condition record before you serve the notice.
Serve rent increases in Birmingham that survive a challenge
- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
- Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
- Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.