63 Barrows Road, Birmingham, B11 1PP
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 6 August 2026Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0765
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
£950
+£250 a month (+35.7%)
Model-assisted readingBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 10 August 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a two-bedroom house in B11 from £700 to £1,200 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £950 a month, effective from 10 August 2025. It disregarded the disrepair because the tenant had unreasonably failed to allow access for repairs, rejected the landlord's comparables as not comparable in size or distance, and relied on its own knowledge of local rents.
What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejectedA party didn't respond
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
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
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…r section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988 for determination of the market rent payable for the property at 63 Barrows Road, Birmingham, B11 1PP. 2. By a notice dated 10 June 2025, the landlord proposed an increase in rent from £700 to £1,200 per calendar month, to take effect on 10 August 2025. It is this increased rent that is essentially challenged. 3. The tenant referred the notice to the Tribunal on or about 5 August 2025. 4. The Trib…”
- Asked for
- “…_______ This Application 1. This is an application by the tenant under section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988 for determination of the market rent payable for the property at 63 Barrows Road, Birmingham, B11 1PP. 2. By a notice dated 10 June 2025, the landlord proposed an increase in rent from £700 to £1,200 per calendar month, to take effect on 10 August 2025. It is this increased rent that is essentially challenged. 3. The tenant refer…”
Other decisions in B11
All of B11- Flat 2, 3 Anderton Rd., Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1LZNo increase, 2-bed house, 6 Oct 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £475, asked £900£475Was £475, asked £900
- 68 Fernley Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 3NPPart of it, 3-bed house, 20 Aug 2026, new rulesWas £850, asked £1,300£950Was £850, asked £1,300
- 47 Clarence Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham. B11 3LDPart of it, 3-bed house, 21 May 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £640, asked £1,250£1,200Was £640, asked £1,250
- Flat 1, 170 Stratford Rd., Sparkbrook, Birmingham, B11 1AGPart of it, Flat, 13 Aug 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £433, asked £650£520Was £433, asked £650