30 Medway, Tamworth, B77 2JN
BIR/41UK/MNR/2023/0121 · Tamworth · decided 23 Oct 2023
old rulesbills included| Rent before the notice | £563.33 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £619.67 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £574.17 +1.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 26 Jun 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 24 Apr 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 6 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 has 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. … 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. … The Tribunal used its own general knowledge of market rental levels in local area and from its own research into rental values for similar types of property from the surrounding areas. The Tribunal found similar type properties to let at between £425 to £736 per month in similar locations, that offered similar sized accommodation. The Tribunal also had regard to the Landlord’s statement and evidence in arriving at its valuation of the Property. … From its inspection the Tribunal found the Property to be in reasonable condition and decorative order similar to the standard of the comparables on the market. However, the Tribunal was of the view that although the Property has two shared bathrooms the Tenant’s room lacked an ensuite which several of the bedsits have and therefore made adjustments for this. …
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.