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49 Aster Way, Walsall WS5 4RX

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 13 March 2025Case BIR/00CS/MNR/2024/0617
Rent before
£950
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,150
+21.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,150
+£200 a month (+21.1%)
Matched in the decision text

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

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1150 a month, up from £950 a month. The tribunal determined £1150 a month for the three-bedroom detached house in WS5, valuing it from its own knowledge because neither side provided comparable lettings, and making adjustments of £50 a month for the property's condition, the tenant's improvements and the tenant's decoration liability. It directed that the new rent take effect from 1 January 2025 after the tenant raised hardship.

What decided it:Property conditionHardship

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
  • A later start was granted for hardship
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…25 ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 17th September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1150 per month in place of the existing rent of £950 per month to take effect from 1st November 2024. 2. On 23rd September 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new…”
Asked for
“…month with effect from 14th February 2025 ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 17th September 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1150 per month in place of the existing rent of £950 per month to take effect from 1st November 2024. 2. On 23rd September 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
Tribunal set
“…alsall WS5 4RX Thomas Wyn Jones. FRICS Ian Humphries. FRICS Mark Alexander. MRICS Landlord Mr Bhatt Address C/o Mohammed Ali, Great Move Estate Agents, 128 Caldmore Rd, Walsall. WS1 3RF Tenant Lorraine Veronica Henry 1. The rent is: £1150 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 3. The amount included for services is not applicable Per 4. Date assure…”