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Rent tribunal decisions for 1-bed flats in West Midlands
43 rent tribunal decisions for 1-bed flats in West Midlands. Median rent set £543 a month; 60% cut below the landlord’s proposal. Every decision, linked to GOV.UK.
Why it matters
Comparing like with like: the tribunal values a 1-bed flat against similar homes nearby, so decisions on 1-bed flats in West Midlands are the closest guide to how a challenge on yours could go.
Condition comes up in 1 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 5 times; it agreed 4 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in these decisions, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in this group yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 43
- Set below the proposal
- 60% of 15 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 33%
- Median rent set
- £543
- Cut 60%
- Confirmed 7%
- Above 33%
Abide.Rent keeps the evidence that decides cases like these on file for every tenancy, before the notice goes out.
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1-bed maisonette
Denbeigh Drive, West Bromwich B713 Sep 2026 · Sandwell · Earlier rules£680£700a month - Cut 18%
1-bed flat
Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B3030 Jun 2026 · Birmingham · Earlier rules£750£615a month - Cut 23.3%
1-bed furnished flat
Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B3030 Jun 2026 · Birmingham · Earlier rules£750£575a month - Cut 18%
1-bed furnished flat
Middleton Hall Road, Birmingham B3030 Jun 2026 · Birmingham · Earlier rules£750£615a month - Cut 27.3%
1-bed furnished flat
Birmingham B3030 Jun 2026 · Birmingham · Earlier rules£750£545a month - Above
1-bed flat
Lozells Street, Birmingham B193 Jun 2026 · Birmingham · Earlier rules£543£737a month
Every decision
The latest 43 of 43.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Denbeigh Drive, West Bromwich B711-bed maisonette · Sandwell | £525 | £680 | £700 | Above | 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 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 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Lozells Street, Birmingham B191-bed flat · Birmingham | £497 | £543 | £737 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Midland Croft, Birmingham B331-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | £598 | £620 | £650 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2026 | Birmingham B31-bed furnished flat · Birmingham | £1,025 | £1,075 | £1,050 | Cut 2.3% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Dudley DY11-bed flat · Dudley | £675 | £725 | £705 | Cut 2.8% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Coventry Street, Stoke CV21-bed unfurnished flat · Coventry | £525 | £700 | £590 | Cut 15.7% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Holliday St, Birmingham B11-bed furnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Birmingham B181-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | £572 | £755 | £650 | Cut 13.9% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Coventry CV41-bed unfurnished flat · Coventry | £969 | £1,012 | £1,012 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Lower North St, Walsall WS41-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall | £430 | £479 | £500 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Walsall WS21-bed flat · Walsall | £600 | £695 | £670 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Aug 2025 | Stratford Rd, Birmingham B111-bed flat · Birmingham | £433 | £650 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Birmingham B11-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £900 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Birmingham B131-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £715 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Coventry CV11-bed unfurnished flat · Coventry | — | — | £537 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Park Avenue, Birmingham B181-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £572 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Birmingham B161-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £425 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Junction Street, Dudley DY21-bed unfurnished flat · Dudley | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Dingle Lane, Solihull B911-bed part furnished flat · Solihull | — | — | £625 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Hillaries Road, Birmingham B231-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £700 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Ralph Barlow Gardens, Birmingham B441-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £408 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Wolverhampton WV61-bed unfurnished flat · Wolverhampton | £391 | £422 | £477 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Great Arthur Street, Birmingham B661-bed unfurnished flat · Sandwell | — | — | £511 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Corporation Street, Birmingham B21-bed flat · Birmingham | — | — | £511 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Grange Road, Birmingham B101-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £457 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jun 2023 | Park Avenue, Birmingham B181-bed flat · Birmingham | — | — | £530 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 30 May 2023 | Dudley DY21-bed flat · Dudley | — | — | £495 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Hospital Street, Walsall WS21-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall | — | — | £525 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Chester Road, Birmingham B731-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Walsall WS11-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall | — | — | £382 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Apr 2021 | South Street, Walsall WS11-bed flat · Walsall | — | — | £367 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 Aug 2020 | South Street, Walsall WS11-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall | — | — | £360 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jun 2020 | Midland Croft, Birmingham B331-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £430 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Corporation Street, Birmingham B21-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £456 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2020 | Sandford Road, Birmingham B131-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £507 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2020 | Corporation Street, Birmingham B21-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £456 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jun 2020 | Pailton Road, Solihull B901-bed unfurnished flat · Solihull | — | — | £541 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Corporation Street, Birmingham B21-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £456 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Corporation Street, Birmingham B21-bed unfurnished flat · Birmingham | — | — | £456 | Set | Earlier rules |
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Questions agents and landlords ask
What rent does the tribunal set for 1-bed flats in West Midlands?
Across 43 published decisions, the median rent set was £543 a month. Each decision values one home on its own evidence and condition, so use these as a guide to risk, not a price.
How often does the tribunal cut rent increases on 1-bed flats here?
9 of 15 decisions with both figures published (60%) set the rent below the landlord’s proposal. Where cut, the median cut was −15.7%.
Raising the rent on a 1-bed flat in West Midlands? Check it first
- 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.