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Cut 9.3%New rulesBIR/00CS/MRA/2026/0013

3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Thistle Way, West Bromwich B71: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,500; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,360 (−9.3%) on 11 Aug 2026 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules. Case BIR/00CS/MRA/2026/0013.

Rent paid before
£1,360
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,500
+10.3% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,360
−9.3% against the proposal
Decided
11 Aug 2026
Applied
20 Jun 2026
Wait
52 days
Rules
Renters’ Rights Act rules
Notice start date
22 Jul 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Sandwell
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

12 3-bed houses decided in Sandwell →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
3
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,500 a month (+10.3% on the £1,360 already paid). The tribunal set £1,360, £140 a month (−9.3%) below the proposal: about £1,680 over a year.

Under the Renters’ Rights Act rules the new rent starts from the first rent day on or after the decision, with no backdating, so the landlord also lost the increase for the months the case took.

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.

£950

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.