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Flat 1 8 Park Avenue Hockley Birmingham B18 5NE

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 26 November 2025Case BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0699
Rent before
£572
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£755
+32.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£650
+£78 a month (+13.6%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 7 April 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, a housing association, proposed a rent of £174.30 per week for a one-bedroom ground-floor flat in B18, up from £132 per week. The tribunal determined a rent of £150 per week from 7 April 2025, which includes £79.66 per week for services. It gave little weight to the landlord's comparables, which it said were in better locations and better quality developments, and it made deductions for the property's condition, the tenant's curtains and the tenant's decoration liability.

What decided it:Comparables rejectedProperty condition

Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…025. ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 26 February 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £174.30 per week in place of the existing rent of £132 per week to take effect from 7 April 2025. 2. On 28 February 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to t…”
Asked for
“…£150 per week with effect from 7 April 2025. ____________________________________ REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 26 February 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £174.30 per week in place of the existing rent of £132 per week to take effect from 7 April 2025. 2. On 28 February 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Lan…”
Tribunal set
“…ark Avenue Hockley Birmingham B18 5NE Nicholas Wint FRICS & Philip Morris FRICS FAAV Landlord Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd Address Walter Moore House 34 Dudley Street West Bromwich B70 9LS Tenant Paul Downes 1. The rent is: £150 Per week (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 7 April 2025 3. The amount included for services is £79.66 Per week 4. Dat…”

Other decisions in B18

All of B18
  1. Apartment 710, 57 Hooper Street, Birmingham, B18 7AY
    Part of it, 1-bed flat, 25 Jun 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,025, asked £1,107
    £1,060