956 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7PU
BIR/00CN/MNR/2022/0046 · Birmingham · decided 29 Mar 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £800 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,100 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £935 +16.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Jul 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 4 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Tribunal had regard to the evidence and submissions of the parties, the relevant law and their own knowledge and experience as an expert Tribunal but not any special or secret knowledge. … The Tenants requested the Tribunal carry out an HHSRS (housing health and safety rating system) inspection before determining the final rent. Whilst under other jurisdictions, the Tribunal may consider HHSRS ratings, it would not of its own volition carry one out before a rent determination. Nor does the Tribunal have the authority to order the Landlord to facilitate an internal inspection. … The contentious point in this determination is the condition of the Property as at the review date, 1 July 2022. As part of their submissions, the Landlord provided the inventory from when the Property was first let in 2018. … However, if a Property has been let for a period of five years, then even usual “wear and tear” will lead to a deterioration in its condition. The rental value must therefore be lower relative to a newly renovated Property 20. Initially, the Tribunal’s determination considers what rent the landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the Property if it were let today in a condition usual for such lettings. It did this by using its own general knowledge of the market rent levels in south Birmingham and the evidence submitted. …
An extract. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.