BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0750

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom semi-detached house in B14.

Decided: 14 April 2026
Postcode district: B14
Property: 3-bedroom, Semi-detached house, false
Rent before: £960 a month
Landlord proposed: £1,145 a month
Tribunal determined: £1,045 a month-8.7% on the proposal
Payable from: 4 July 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The Tribunal determined an initial unadjusted open market rent of £1,175.00 per month assuming the property was in good condition. Deductions totaling £130.00 per month were applied for property defects (damp, kitchen/bathroom needing replacement, wall and floor cracks, lack of hallway radiator, poor garden condition), tenant-supplied white goods and curtains, and tenant liability to decorate, arriving at a final rent of £1,045.00 per month.

The property

Damp in lounge bay and bedroom 3; bathroom and kitchen require replacement; cracked kitchen floor tiles and wall cracks; no radiator in hallway; poor garden condition; curtains and white goods (except oven) provided by tenant.

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