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Cut 7.9%Earlier rulesBIR/00CN/MNR/2018/0048

St. Margarets Road, Birmingham B8: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £624; the First-tier Tribunal set £575 (−7.9%) on 12 Nov 2018 under the earlier rules. Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2018/0048.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£624
a month
Tribunal set
£575
−7.9% against the proposal
Decided
12 Nov 2018
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
23 Aug 2018
Decided on
The papers
Council
Birmingham
Tribunal region
Midlands

The home

Furnishing
Unfurnished
Double glazing
No

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £624 a month. The tribunal set £575, £49 a month (−7.9%) below the proposal: about £588 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 Birmingham compares

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Share of 3 new-rules decisions in Birmingham set below the proposal.

£748

Median market rent the tribunal set in Birmingham, 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.