Apartment 28, 154 Bell Barn Road, Birmingham, B15 2BB
BIR/00CN/MNR/2023/0133 · Birmingham · decided 20 Dec 2023
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £506.26 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £644.76 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £644.76 +27.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 24 May 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 2 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
In reaching its determination, the Tribunal is required to have regard to any 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. … In the first instance, the Tribunal determined what rent the landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the Property if it were let in the condition that is considered usual for such an open market letting. … On the Tenant’s application form, the Tenant advises that the Landlord provides various services including communal lighting, cleaning, security/ CCTV and estate services the cost of which is £39.99 per week. The Tenant also states that the Landlord is responsible for all external repairs and all repairs to the communal areas whereas the Tenant is responsible for all repairs within the flat. … On the Landlord’s Reply form, the Landlord states that the central heating and double glazing belong to them but the carpets and curtains as well as the white goods are all the Tenants. The Landlord also states that there is off-street permit parking and communal gardens. … The Tenant also states that they complained to the Landlord about the proposed rental increase, and they only reduced their proposal when they were advised that the Tenant was going to refer the matter to the Tribunal and after raising it with local councillors. …
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.