153 Dove House Lane, Solihull, West Midlands B91 2ER
BIR/00CT/MNR/2018/0063 · Solihull · decided 21 Jan 2018
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Rent before the notice | £850 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £900 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £865 +1.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 29 Nov 2018 |
| 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; these figures haven't been checked yet and are left out of the statistics, so compare them with the original.
From the tribunal's valuation
In the first instance, the Tribunal determined what rent the landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the Property if it were let today in the condition that is considered usual for such an open market letting. It did this by using its own general knowledge of the market rent levels in Solihull. Taking all factors into consideration, the Tribunal concluded that the likely market rental would be £1,300.00 per calendar month. … However, to allow for the Property’s generally poor condition and the unsatisfactory state of the external areas, the Tribunal made a deduction of £200.00 per calendar month. … A deduction of £120.00 per calendar month was made to allow for the Tenant’s improvements. … A further deduction of £115.00 per calendar month was made to allow for the Tenant’s fittings (floor coverings and white goods) and also to reflect the Tenant’s liability for decoration. … The rent determined by the Tribunal for the purposes of Section 14 was, therefore, £865.00 per calendar month with effect from 1 January 2019. … In reaching its determination, 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. … If either party is dissatisfied with this decision they may apply for permission to
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.