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Cut 11.1%Earlier rulesBIR/00CS/MNR/2025/0784

2-bed unfurnished terraced house, Rosefield Road, Smethwick B67: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £900; the First-tier Tribunal set £800 (−11.1%) on 20 Aug 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CS/MNR/2025/0784.

Rent paid before
£650
a month
Landlord proposed
£900
+38.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£800
−11.1% against the proposal
Decided
20 Aug 2026
Applied
4 Sep 2025
Wait
350 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
23 Sep 2025
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Sandwell
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

7 2-bed houses decided in Sandwell →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £900 a month (+38.5% on the £650 already paid). The tribunal set £800, £100 a month (−11.1%) below the proposal: about £1,200 over a year.

Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

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 Sandwell compares

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Share of 2 new-rules decisions in Sandwell set below the proposal.

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Sandwell, 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.