1-bed unfurnished flat, Lower North St, Walsall WS4: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £479; the First-tier Tribunal set £500 (+4.5%) on 30 Oct 2025 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CU/MNR/2025/0622.
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Applied
- 3 Mar 2025
- Wait
- 241 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Apr 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Walsall
- Tribunal region
- Midlands
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £479 a month (+11.4% on the £430 already paid). Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £500.
Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
Evidence and issues
- Landlord sent comparables
- Tenant sent comparables
- Achieved rents cited
- Asking rents cited
- Portal listings cited
- ✓ Disrepair raised
- Damp or mould raised
- Hearing held
- Home inspected
- Landlord used an agent
- Hardship delay asked for
- Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee
- Notice validity raised
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