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118 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions for 3-bed houses in West Midlands

118 rent tribunal decisions for 3-bed houses in West Midlands. Median rent set £900 a month; 69% cut below the landlord’s proposal. Every decision, linked to GOV.UK.

Why it matters

Comparing like with like: the tribunal values a 3-bed house against similar homes nearby, so decisions on 3-bed houses in West Midlands are the closest guide to how a challenge on yours could go.

1 with no increase

New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.

12% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 14 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.

4 hardship requests

Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 3 times.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

Decided
1
Set below the proposal
100% England 65%
Median cut, where cut
−9.3% £140 a month
Median wait, application to decision
52 days
  • Cut 100%
  • Confirmed 0%

Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
117
Set below the proposal
68% of 47 with both figures
Set above the proposal
9%
Median rent set
£900
  • Cut 68%
  • Confirmed 23%
  • Above 9%

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Every decision

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
23 Sep 2026Fusion Way, Wednesbury WS103-bed semi-detached house · Walsall£1,035£1,135£1,135ConfirmedEarlier rules
14 Sep 2026Somery Road, Birmingham B293-bed furnished semi-detached house · Birmingham£725£1,100£1,000Cut 9.1%Earlier rules
3 Sep 2026Birmingham B333-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£750£1,500£1,210Cut 19.3%Earlier rules
24 Aug 2026Churchill Avenue, Coventry CV63-bed terraced house · Coventry£750£1,200£1,100Cut 8.3%Earlier rules
13 Aug 2026Anerley Road, Birmingham B443-bed terraced house · Birmingham£800£900£900ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Aug 2026Thistle Way, West Bromwich B713-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sandwell£1,360£1,500£1,360Cut 9.3%New rules
6 Aug 2026Walsall WS23-bed semi-detached house · Walsall£995£1,200£1,100Cut 8.3%Earlier rules
17 Jul 2026Wolverhampton WV63-bed terraced house · Wolverhampton£400£850£825Cut 2.9%Earlier rules
17 Jul 2026Dudley DY23-bed semi-detached house · Dudley£750£950£950ConfirmedEarlier rules
2 Jul 2026Wallace Road, Oldbury B693-bed unfurnished terraced house · Sandwell£1,100£1,300£1,300ConfirmedEarlier rules
25 Jun 2026Thistle Way, West Bromwich B713-bed semi-detached house · Sandwell£1,405£1,450£1,440Cut 0.7%Earlier rules
25 Jun 2026Romilly Avenue, Birmingham B203-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£1,350£1,400£1,350Cut 3.6%Earlier rules
18 Jun 2026Birmingham B173-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham£997£1,040£997Cut 4.2%Earlier rules
17 Jun 2026Walsall WS103-bed semi-detached house · Walsall£756£867£1,000AboveEarlier rules
11 Jun 2026Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Walsall WS23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Walsall——£900SetEarlier rules
21 May 2026Clarence Road, Birmingham B113-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham£640£1,250£1,200Cut 4%Earlier rules
12 May 2026Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield B723-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£750£800£800ConfirmedEarlier rules
7 May 2026Sandwell WS103-bed terraced house · Sandwell£600£995£600Cut 39.7%Earlier rules
16 Apr 2026Westfield Road, Smethwick B673-bed terraced house · Sandwell£900£1,000£900Cut 10%Earlier rules
14 Apr 2026Sladepool Farm Road, Birmingham B143-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£960£1,145£1,045Cut 8.7%Earlier rules
12 Mar 2026Curbar Road, Great Barr B423-bed terraced house · Birmingham£750£1,200£1,100Cut 8.3%Earlier rules
4 Mar 2026Mary Road, Birmingham B213-bed terraced house · Birmingham£850£1,050£1,050ConfirmedEarlier rules
27 Feb 2026Denville Crescent, Birmingham B93-bed end-terrace house · Birmingham£800£1,100£1,200AboveEarlier rules
12 Feb 2026Cheveral Avenue, Coventry CV63-bed unfurnished house · Coventry£750£1,000£1,000ConfirmedEarlier rules
9 Jan 2026Birmingham B193-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham£800£1,000£1,000ConfirmedEarlier rules
9 Jan 2026Birmingham B233-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Birmingham£900£1,350£1,250Cut 7.4%Earlier rules
12 Nov 2025Wayford Glade, Willenhall WV133-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wolverhampton£625£1,000£950Cut 5%Earlier rules
29 Aug 2025Sandwell B673-bed terraced house · Sandwell£575£975£950Cut 2.6%Earlier rules
7 Aug 2025Phoenix Street, Wolverhampton WV23-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wolverhampton£750£825£800Cut 3%Earlier rules
17 Jul 2025Birmingham B83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Birmingham£950£1,200£1,200ConfirmedEarlier rules
7 Jul 2025Wolverhampton WV103-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wolverhampton£650£775£820AboveEarlier rules
7 Jul 2025Olton Boulevard East, Birmingham B273-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham£700£1,200£1,200ConfirmedEarlier rules
2 Jul 2025Stag Road, Birmingham B163-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Birmingham£1,000£1,500£1,350Cut 10%Earlier rules
14 Mar 2025Birmingham B303-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Birmingham——£850SetEarlier rules
13 Mar 2025Aster Way, Walsall WS53-bed furnished detached house · Sandwell£950£1,150£1,150ConfirmedEarlier rules
4 Mar 2025Coventry Rd, Birmingham B263-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£775£1,100£1,075Cut 2.3%Earlier rules
4 Feb 2025West Midland DY83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dudley——£750SetEarlier rules
20 Jan 2025Birmingham B173-bed terraced house · Birmingham£975£1,040£997Cut 4.2%Earlier rules
29 Nov 2024Finnemore Road, Birmingham B93-bed furnished semi-detached house · Birmingham——£900SetEarlier rules
29 Nov 2024Walsall WV143-bed unfurnished detached house · Walsall——£900SetEarlier rules
13 Nov 2024Dolphin Lane, Birmingham B273-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham——£1,000SetEarlier rules
8 Nov 2024Grosvenor Road, Birmingham B203-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham——£1,050SetEarlier rules
23 Sep 2024Cumberland Road, West Bromwich B713-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sandwell£650£900£850Cut 5.6%Earlier rules
17 Sep 2024Walsall WV133-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Walsall——£600SetEarlier rules
17 Sep 2024Solihull B913-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Solihull——£800SetEarlier rules
25 Jul 2024Kingsley Drive, Birmingham B143-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Birmingham——£860SetEarlier rules
19 Jul 2024Birmingham B343-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham——£750SetEarlier rules
17 Jul 2024Birmingham B133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Birmingham—£1,200£1,075Cut 10.4%Earlier rules
16 Jul 2024Narrow Lane, Halesowen B623-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dudley——£950SetEarlier rules
16 Jul 2024Loudon Avenue, Coventry CV63-bed unfurnished terraced house · Coventry——£1,150SetEarlier rules

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Questions agents and landlords ask

What rent does the tribunal set for 3-bed houses in West Midlands?

Across 118 published decisions, the median rent set was £900 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 3-bed houses here?

33 of 48 decisions with both figures published (69%) set the rent below the landlord’s proposal; under the new rules, 1 of 1. Where cut, the median cut was −6.6%.

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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.