2-bed house, Barrows Road, Birmingham B11: rent tribunal decision
The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of — a month on 6 Aug 2026. Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0765.
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 10 Aug 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Birmingham
- Tribunal region
- Midlands
- Type
- House
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
Damp or mould 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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