352 Olton Boulevard East, B27 7DR
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 7 July 2025Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0617
Rent before
£700
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,200
+71.4% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,200
+£500 a month (+71.4%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 March 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a new rent of £1,200 a month in place of an existing rent of £700 for a house in B27. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,200 a month from 1 March 2025, having found a market rent of £1,325 a month for the property in good tenantable condition. It then deducted for the property's condition, including worn carpets and a damaged kitchen, and for white goods fitted by the tenant.
What decided it:Property condition
Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 28th January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,200.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £700.00 to take effect from 1st March 2025. 2. On 8th February 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the…”
- Asked for
- “…per month with effect from 1st March 2025. ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 28th January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,200.00 per month in place of the existing rent of £700.00 to take effect from 1st March 2025. 2. On 8th February 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Lan…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ribunal members were 352 Oulton Boulevard East Acocks Green Birmingham B27 7DR Mr G S Freckelton FRICS Mrs K Bentley Landlord Sitara Jabeen Address 6 Burnaston Road Hall Green Birmingham B28 8DJ Tenant Murad Mohammed 1. The rent is: £1,200.00 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1st March 2025 3. The amount included for services is/is not applica…”
Other decisions in B27
All of B27- 41 Hazelwood Road, Birmingham, B27 7XLFull increase, 4-bed house, 14 Apr 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,450, asked £1,550£1,550Was £1,450, asked £1,550
- 223 Dolphin Lane, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 7BL3-bed house, 13 Nov 2024, pre-Act rules£1,000