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17 Westfield Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 6AW

No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 16 April 2026Case BIR/00CS/MNR/2025/0600
Rent before
£900
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,000
+11.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£900
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 February 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,000 a month, up from £900 a month, for a three-bedroom mid-terraced house in B67. The tribunal determined a rent of £900 a month, effective from 1 February 2025, after valuing the property at £1,100 a month in modernised, good order and making deductions of £125 and £75 a month for its condition. It found the landlord's comparable evidence too limited to rely on, and cited damp, water ingress, condensation, a poor bathroom, broken stair treads and collapsed garden fencing.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

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

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  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…effect 1 February 2025 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 November 2024, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,000.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £900.00 pcm to take effect from 1 January 2025. On 11 December 2024, the Landlord served a second notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £950.00 p…”
Asked for
“…rmined £900.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 February 2025 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 November 2024, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,000.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £900.00 pcm to take effect from 1 January 2025. On 11 December 2024, the Landlord served a second notice under Section 13(2) of t…”
Tribunal set
“…Date of Application 19 December 2024 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members V Ward BSc Hons FRICS Judge David R Salter Date of Decision 9 March 2026 Rent Determined £900.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 February 2025 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 November 2024, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 19…”

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    Part of it, 2-bed house, 20 Aug 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £650, asked £900
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    Full increase, 2-bed flat, 27 May 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £795, asked £825
    £825
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    Part of it, 3-bed house, 29 Aug 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £575, asked £975
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    House, 13 Dec 2024, pre-Act rules
    £800