2-bed unfurnished flat, Birmingham Road, Coventry CV5: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £800; the First-tier Tribunal set £760 (−5%) on 20 May 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CQ/MNR/2026/0064.
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Applied
- 14 Mar 2026
- Wait
- 67 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 28 Mar 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Coventry
- Tribunal region
- Midlands
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £800 a month (+42.9% on the £560 already paid). The tribunal set £760, £40 a month (−5%) below the proposal: about £480 over a year.
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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