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56 Smeaton Avenue, Smethwick, Birmingham, B66 2EJ

Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 4 March 2026Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0757
Rent before
£1,150
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,225
+6.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,225
+£75 a month (+6.5%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 March 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, a company, asked to raise the rent of a four-bedroom semi-detached house in B66 from £1,150 a month to £1,225 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,225 a month but set 1 March 2026 as the start date instead of 30 June 2025, because it found the earlier date would cause the tenant undue hardship. The tribunal relied on its own knowledge and the landlord's comparables, and gave little weight to two semi-detached rents the landlord did not confirm.

What decided it:Comparables rejectedHardship

Only the landlord 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 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
“…takes effect 1 March 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 25 April 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,225.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,150.00 pcm to take effect from 30 June 2025. 2. On 27 June 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's Notice proposing a new rent to the T…”
Asked for
“…Determined £1,225.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 March 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 25 April 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,225.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,150.00 pcm to take effect from 30 June 2025. 2. On 27 June 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant re…”
Tribunal set
“…lication 27 June 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent under sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members I D Humphries B.Sc.(Est.Man.) FRICS N Atherton MRICS Date of Decision 4 March 2026 Rent Determined £1,225.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 1 March 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 25 April 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 wh…”

Other decisions in B66

All of B66
  1. 73 Durban Street, Smethwick, B66 3SG
    Part of it, 2-bed house, 12 May 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £700, asked £1,000
    £750
  2. 67 Windmill Lane Smethwick Birmingham B66 3ES
    Part of it, 3-bed house, 12 Feb 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £700, asked £1,500
    £1,000
  3. 10 Cuin Road, Smethwick, B66 3TU
    House, 29 Jan 2025, pre-Act rules
    £950