Apartment 310 Centenary Plaza 18 Holliday Street Birmingham B1 1TW
No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 3 June 2026Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2026/0081
Rent before
£1,250
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,375
+10.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,250
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 6 April 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord asked for a rent of £1,375 a month, up from £1,250 a month. The tribunal determined the market rent at £1,250 a month, effective 6 April 2026, for a two-bedroom flat in B1. It relied on its own expertise and the tenant's comparables of similar apartments in the same block, valuing the flat as modernised and in good order, and the landlord made no submissions.
What decided it:A party didn't respond
Only the tenant 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
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…ffect 6th April 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 12th February 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,375.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,250.00 pcm to take effect from 6th April 2026. The Notice had been changed in ink to £1,375.00 per month as the original Notice stated the proposed rent at £1,400.00 per month. 2. On 2…”
- Asked for
- “…ned £1,250.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 6th April 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 12th February 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,375.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,250.00 pcm to take effect from 6th April 2026. The Notice had been changed in ink to £1,375.00 per month as the original Notic…”
- Tribunal set
- “…of Application 22nd March 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Graham Freckelton FRICS (Chairman) Mrs K Bentley Date of Decision 3rd June 2026 Rent Determined £1,250.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 6th April 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 12th February 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act…”
Other decisions in B1
All of B1- £950Was £950
- 64 Durham Tower, B1 2PW1-bed flat, 13 Nov 2024, pre-Act rules£900