Rent repayment orders in Birmingham
What the tribunal ordered in Birmingham
59 decisions (42 ended in a rent repayment order). In 40 the amount ordered has been checked.
| All | Before 5 Sep 2022 | Since 5 Sep 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ended in a rent repayment order | 86% 42 of 49 | 81% 25 of 31 | 94% 17 of 18 |
| Typical amount ordered, per applicant | £2,819 n=40 | £2,819 n=25 | £3,018 n=15 |
| Typical amount ordered, per decision | £19,890 n=40, typically 8 applicants | £22,549 n=25, typically 8 applicants | £3,720 n=15, typically 1 applicant |
| Typical share of the maximum the tribunal could award | 74% n=18 | 86% n=9 | 40% n=9 |
No decision here yet concerns an offence on or after 1 May 2026, when the maximum rose to 24 months' rent. Every figure is under the old rules, where the maximum was 12 months' rent.
"Per applicant" divides what the tribunal ordered in a decision by the number of applicants in it; "per decision" is the total ordered across all of them, as the decision states it.
"Typical" is the median. n is the number of decisions each figure comes from. Figures from fewer than 5 decisions are shown as "too few".
The Upper Tribunal set out how the amount is fixed in Acheampong v Roman on 5 September 2022.
By offence
| Offence | Decisions | Ended in an order | Typical amount ordered, per applicant | Typical amount ordered, per decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlicensed HMO | 38 | 83% 30 of 36 | £2,819 n=29 | £22,549 n=29, typically 8 applicants |
| Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | 13 | 92% 12 of 13 | £2,880 n=11 | £3,460 n=11, typically 1 applicant |
The tribunal can only make an order if it is sure, beyond reasonable doubt, that the landlord committed the offence. That is why not every application ends in an order. Old rules: offence before 1 May 2026, maximum 12 months' rent. New rules: offence on or after 1 May 2026, maximum 24 months' rent.
Past decisions are not a prediction. The tribunal decides each case on its facts, including the landlord's and tenant's conduct.
Left out of the figures, but listed below: decisions whose outcome or amount we haven't been able to check. Dismissed, withdrawn, struck-out and out-of-time applications count towards "ended in an order" but never supply an amount.
Download these as a PDF The figures and the list below, with a GOV.UK link for every decision: something you can attach to an RRO1 application. Individual landlords are not named in it.
Click an address, or "Read the reasoning", to see why the tribunal decided what it did: the figures, an extract from its reasons on the amount and a link to the full decision on GOV.UK.
| Address | Offence | Landlord | Rent pcm | Maximum | Per applicant | Ordered, total | Applicants | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5JL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £575 | £6,900 | £3,795 | £3,795 | 1 | 55% | 14 Sep 2026 |
| 10 Ladycroft, Birmingham, B18 8EG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £575 | £1,776.77 | £888.39 | £888.39 | 1 | 50% | 7 Sep 2026 |
| 856 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7LS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £9,300 | £1,860 | £3,720 | 2 | 40% | 4 Aug 2026 | |
| 17 Dovey Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 9NT Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Limestone Contracts Limited |
Struck out | 3 | 20 Apr 2026 | ||||
| 1 R0yal Arch Apartments The Mailbox Wharfside Street Birmingham B1 1RB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £7,488.67 | £4,493.20 | £4,493.20 | 1 | 60% | 23 Oct 2025 | |
| Flat 5B, 42 York Road, Edgbaston, B16 9JB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £1,200 | £3,017.61 | £6,035.21 | 2 | 9 Jul 2025 | ||
| 181 Oldknow Road, Birmingham, B10 0JA Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £900 | £534.48 | £534.48 | 1 | 28 Jun 2025 | ||
| Basement Flat 59 Soho Road Birmingham B21 9SP Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £650 | £7,800 | £2,730 | £2,730 | 1 | 35% | 30 May 2025 |
| 61 Roland Road, Birmingham B19 1RT Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £700 | £8,400 | £6,300 | £6,300 | 1 | 75% | 8 May 2025 |
| 135, Heather Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. B10 9TD Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | Dismissed | 2 | 8 May 2025 | ||||
| 358(a) Shirley Road, Adcocks Green B27 7NS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £650 | £2,380.95 | £714.28 | £714.28 | 1 | 30% | 13 Mar 2025 |
| 114 Imperial Road Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £550 | £1,482.74 | £444.83 | £444.83 | 1 | 30% | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Flat 3 61 Sandon Road Birmingham B17 8DT Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £3,459.99 | £3,459.99 | 1 | 24 Jan 2025 | |||
| 102 Tiverton Road, Birmingham. B29 6BP Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £654.68 | £4,582.77 | 7 | 3 Jan 2025 | |||
| 36 Millward Street Small Heath Birmingham B9 5BA Read the reasoning old rulesfigures not yet checked | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £675 | £6,050 | £1,900 | £1,900 | 1 | 31% | 6 Dec 2024 |
| 152 Mansel Road Small Heath Birmingham B10 9NJ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) | individual | £900 | £7,200 | £2,880 | £2,880 | 1 | 40% | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Unit 1118 The Mercian 218 Broad Street Birmingham, B15 1FF Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Broad Street Opco Ltd |
Other ruling | 1 | 8 May 2024 | ||||
| 3Heaton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2QZ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £4,429.33 | £13,288 | 3 | 27 Oct 2022 | |||
| 3 Heaton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2QZ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £4,429.33 | £13,288 | 3 | 27 Oct 2022 | |||
| 3 Heaton Drive, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 2QZ Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £4,429.33 | £13,288 | 3 | 27 Oct 2022 | |||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 194A Dawlish Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7AR Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company and individuals | £2,912 | £2,818.66 | £22,549.28 | 8 | 22 Jun 2022 | ||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 89 Teignmouth Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7AX Read the reasoning old rules | Not stated | not stated | Not clear | None | 5 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 79 Alton Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DX Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £3,480 | £41,810.04 | £4,476.26 | £35,810.04 | 8 | 86% | 5 Aug 2020 |
| 35 Bragg Road, Birmingham B20 3DB Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £385 | £2,310 | £1,710 | £1,710 | 1 | 74% | 11 Oct 2019 |
| 39 Slade Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands B23 7PG Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £350 | Dismissed | 2 | 9 Jul 2019 | |||
| 28 Bloomsbury Street, Birmingham, B7 5BS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Wenlock Abbey Limited |
£2,275 | Dismissed | 5 | 22 May 2019 | |||
| 28 Bloomsbury Street, Birmingham, B7 5BS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Wenlock Abbey Limited |
£2,275 | Dismissed | 5 | 22 May 2019 | |||
| 28 Bloomsbury Street, Birmingham, B7 5BS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Wenlock Abbey Limited |
£2,275 | Dismissed | 5 | 22 May 2019 | |||
| 28 Bloomsbury Street, Birmingham, B7 5BS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Wenlock Abbey Limited |
£2,275 | Dismissed | 5 | 22 May 2019 | |||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 293 Heeley Road, Birmingham, B29 6EL Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | individual | £2,210 | £2,486.23 | £19,889.82 | 8 | 21 May 2019 | ||
| 28 Bloomsbury Street, Birmingham, B7 5BS Read the reasoning old rules | Unlicensed HMO | company Wenlock Abbey Limited |
£2,275 | Dismissed | 5 | 22 May 2018 | |||
Rent per calendar month, the maximum the tribunal could award (the rent for the period, less any benefits), the amount ordered and its share of that maximum, as the decision states them. "Per applicant" is the total ordered divided by the number of applicants shown; "Ordered, total" is the whole amount for the decision. A blank maximum means the decision never states it as one figure, or it hasn't been checked. Individual landlords are never named here; companies are.
The tribunal's approach to the amount, and the rules on who can apply and when, are explained by Shelter and on GOV.UK. Had a rent increase instead? What the rent tribunal decided nearby.