Rent tribunal decisions in Sandwell
What the tribunal decided in Sandwell
29 decisions (29 set a rent). In 15 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
| All | Old rules | New rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | 67% 10 of 15 | 62% 8 of 13 | too few 1 of 1 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | 33% 5 of 15 | 38% 5 of 13 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Above the landlord's figure | 0% 0 of 15 | 0% 0 of 13 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | −10.6% n=10 | −10.6% n=8 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | +38.5% n=15 | +38.5% n=13 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | +18.2% n=15 | +18.2% n=13 | too few n=1 |
Only 1 new-rules decision here, too few to show a pattern.
All includes 1 decision where we can't tell which rules applied.
"Typical" is the median. n is the number of decisions each figure comes from. Figures from fewer than 5 decisions are shown as "too few".
Old rules: the landlord's notice was dated before 1 May 2026, when the tribunal could set the rent higher than the landlord asked. New rules: notice dated on or after 1 May 2026; the tribunal can only confirm the landlord's figure or set a lower one.
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.
Left out of the percentages, but listed below: housing association and affordable rents, rooms in shared houses, rents that include bills, register entries without the landlord's figure, and decisions whose figures we haven't been able to check.
Download these as a PDF The figures and the list below, with a GOV.UK link for every decision: something you can attach to an MR1 application.
| Address | Type | Rent before | Landlord proposed | Tribunal decided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Rosefield Road, Smethwick, B67 6DX old rules | house, 2 bed | £650 | £900 | £800 | 20 Aug 2026 |
| 22 Church St., Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7SR old rules | flat, 2 bed | £385 | £800 | £750 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 29 Thistle Way, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 3PB | house, 3 bed | £1,360 | £1,500 | £1,360 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 55 Wallace Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 1HL old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,100 | £1,300 | £1,300 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| 20 Roman Way, West Bromwich, B71 3NZ old rules | house, 2 bed | £1,185 | £1,275 | £1,275 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| 6a New Meeting Street Oldbury B69 4DG rules unclear | flat, 2 bed | £650 | £950 | £825 | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Flat 16 Principal Court, Firs Lane, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 6EL old rules | flat, 2 bed | £795 | £825 | £825 | 27 May 2026 |
| 73 Durban Street, Smethwick, B66 3SG old rules | house, 2 bed | £700 | £1,000 | £750 | 12 May 2026 |
| 69 Crankhall Lane Wednesbury WS10 0EG old rules | house, 3 bed | £600 | £995 | £600 | 7 May 2026 |
| 17 Westfield Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 6AW old rules | house, 3 bed | £900 | £1,000 | £900 | 16 Apr 2026 |
| 56 Smeaton Avenue, Smethwick, Birmingham, B66 2EJ old rules | house, 4 bed | £1,150 | £1,225 | £1,225 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| 134 Rosefield Road Smethwick Birmingham B67 6DZ old rules | house, 3 bed | £575 | £975 | £950 | 29 Aug 2025 |
| 49 Aster Way, Walsall WS5 4RX old rulesfigures not yet checked | house, 3 bed | £950 | £1,150 | £1,150 | 13 Mar 2025 |
| 67 Windmill Lane Smethwick Birmingham B66 3ES old rules | house, 5 bed | £700 | £1,500 | £1,000 | 12 Feb 2025 |
| 10 Cuin Road, Smethwick, B66 3TU old rulesregister entry only | house | £950 | 29 Jan 2025 | ||
| 163 Lightwoods Road, B67 5AZ old rulesregister entry only | house | £800 | 13 Dec 2024 | ||
| 7 Cumberland Road, West Bromwich, B71 1HP old rules | house, 3 bed | £650 | £900 | £850 | 23 Sep 2024 |
| 10 Coleman Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QF old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £875 | 6 Jun 2024 | ||
| 68a Carisbrooke Road, Wednesbury, WS10 0JA old rulesregister entry only | house, 4 bed | £1,000 | 20 May 2024 | ||
| 40 Denby Way, Cradley Heath, B64 5RD old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £1,050 | 19 Mar 2024 | ||
| 976 Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 1TQ old rulesregister entry only | flat, 2 bed | £700 | 5 Dec 2023 | ||
| 3 Smeaton Avenue, Smethwick, Birmingham, B66 2EG old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £875 | 24 Oct 2023 | ||
| 42 Great Arthur Street, Smethwick, Birmingham, B66 1DH old ruleshousing association / affordable rentregister entry only | flat, 1 bed | £511.46 | 17 Aug 2023 | ||
| 14 Mehdi Road, Oldbury, B69 2GE old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £1,000 | 2 Jun 2023 | ||
| 17 Narel Sharpe Close, Smethwick, B66 1TU old rulesregister entry only | house, 5 bed | £1,100 | 26 Feb 2023 | ||
| 298 St Pauls Road, Smethwick, Birmingham, B66 1HF old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £950 | 16 Jan 2023 | ||
| 27 Warwick Gardens, Tividale, Oldbury, B69 3JB old rules | house, 5 bed | £850 | £1,100 | £1,100 | 8 Dec 2022 |
| 118 Trinity Road South, West Bromwich, B70 6NF old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £750 | 28 Oct 2021 | ||
| 69 Argyll Way, Smethwick, B66 2BQ old rulesregister entry only | house | £1,025 | 23 Jul 2021 |
Rents per calendar month, as the tribunal recorded them. Weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12).
Evidence the tribunal can weigh includes rents agreed for similar homes nearby, asking rents, the condition of the property and what the landlord provides. GOV.UK and Shelter explain the process.