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14 Northgate Harborne Birmingham B17 9EP

No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 18 June 2026Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0830
Rent before
£997
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,040
+4.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£997
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 18 June 2026.

In short

The landlord, Grainger plc, proposed raising the rent of a three-bedroom terraced house in B17 from £230 a week to £240 a week. The tribunal determined the market rent at £230 a week, with effect from 18 June 2026, after valuing the property at £350 a week in modernised, good order and deducting £120 a week for the tenant's improvements and the property's condition. The tribunal set the later start date because the tenant asked for it on hardship grounds.

What decided it:Property conditionHardshipComparables rejected

The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
  • The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…e the new rent takes effect 18 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. The Landlord served a notice dated 24 September 2025 under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £240 per week in place of the existing rent of £230 per week to take effect from 17 November 2025. 2. On 22 October 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent t…”
Asked for
“…026 Rent Determined £230 per week Date the new rent takes effect 18 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. The Landlord served a notice dated 24 September 2025 under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £240 per week in place of the existing rent of £230 per week to take effect from 17 November 2025. 2. On 22 October 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Lan…”
Tribunal set
“…e of Application 2 November 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Nicholas Wint FRICS - Chair Neil Atherton MRICS Date of Decision 18 June 2026 Rent Determined £230 per week Date the new rent takes effect 18 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. The Landlord served a notice dated 24 September 2025 under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which prop…”

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    Part of it, 2-bed house, 20 Jan 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £975, asked £1,040
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