17 Westfield Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B67 6AW
BIR/00CS/MNR/2025/0600 · Sandwell · decided 16 Apr 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £900 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,000 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £900 +0.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Feb 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 30 Nov 2024 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 3 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 evidence provided by the Landlord in respect of each comparable property was extremely limited and made comparison with the subject Property difficult. In some instances, there was no commentary relating to the condition of the cited property, for example, had such property been modernised for letting or recently refurbished? … In one instance, the comparable was a semi-detached property. … The Tribunal was, therefore, left to rely on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area. In this respect, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1,100.00 pcm. … During a single limited inspection on a relatively dry day, it was difficult for the Tribunal to form any view in respect of items f) and g) above. However, the other issues were identified during the inspection and in the opinion of the Tribunal require a rental adjustment to compensate for the same. The full valuation is shown below: Starting Rent £1,100.00 pcm Less i. Items a) to c) above £125.00 ii. Items d) & e) above £75.00 Market rent £900.00 pcm.
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.