1-bed unfurnished terraced house, Barford Close, Wednesbury WS10: rent tribunal decision
The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of £600 a month on 25 Jul 2024. Case BIR/00CU/MNR/2024/0125.
- Decided
- 25 Jul 2024
- Applied
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- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
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- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Walsall
- Tribunal region
- Midlands
- Type
- Terraced house
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The published decision gives the rent set, £600 a month, but not the landlord’s proposal. Older decisions often publish the rent register entry only.
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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Other decisions in WS10
- Cut 14.3%
Room in a shared house
Lower High St, Wednesbury WS1030 Sep 2026 · Sandwell · New rules£700£600a month - Confirmed
3-bed semi-detached house
Fusion Way, Wednesbury WS10£1,135a month23 Sep 2026 · Walsall · Earlier rules - Above
3-bed semi-detached house
Walsall WS1017 Jun 2026 · Walsall · Earlier rules£867£1,000a month - Cut 39.7%
3-bed terraced house
Sandwell WS107 May 2026 · Sandwell · Earlier rules£995£600a month - Set
5-bed unfurnished detached house
Walsall Road, Wednesbury WS10£900a month19 Jul 2024 · Walsall · Earlier rules - Set
3-bed unfurnished terraced house
Coleman Road, Wednesbury WS10£875a month6 Jun 2024 · Sandwell · Earlier rules
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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.