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ConfirmedEarlier rulesBIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0757

4-bed semi-detached house, Smeaton Avenue, Birmingham B66: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,225; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,225 (0%) on 4 Mar 2026 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0757.

Rent paid before
£1,150
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,225
+6.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,225
0% against the proposal
Decided
4 Mar 2026
Applied
27 Jun 2025
Wait
250 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
30 Jun 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Sandwell
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

2 4-bed houses decided in Sandwell →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
4
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,225 a month (+6.5% on the £1,150 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

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

The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.

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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100% cut

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

£950

Median market rent the tribunal set in Sandwell, a month.

33

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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.