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Cut 1.5%Earlier rulesBIR/41UF/MNR/2026/0099

1-bed unfurnished flat, Wombourne WV5: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,232; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,213 (−1.5%) on 10 Sep 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/41UF/MNR/2026/0099.

Rent paid before
£1,189
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,232
+3.6% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,213
−1.5% against the proposal
Decided
10 Sep 2026
Applied
5 Apr 2026
Wait
158 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
6 Apr 2026
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in South Staffordshire →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Unfurnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,232 a month (+3.6% on the £1,189 already paid). The tribunal set £1,213, £19 a month (−1.5%) below the proposal: about £224 over a year.

Read the full decision on GOV.UK ↗

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

Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.

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How South Staffordshire compares

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Share of 1 earlier-rules decisions in South Staffordshire set below the proposal.

£960

Median market rent the tribunal set in South Staffordshire, a month.

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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.