32 Anerley Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 9QE
Condition: A 1930s mid-terraced house with living room, kitchen, three bedrooms and bathroom, off-road parking and enclosed rear garden; tenant reported only minor repairs (lock, sink unblocking, shower replacement).
Evidence considered
- Landlord asserted current market rents in the area were in excess of £1,150 pcm (average ~£1,200 pcm) but provided no supporting comparables.
- Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values rather than specific comparable evidence.
- Tenant's evidence of minor repairs (door lock, sink unblocking, shower) was considered but found not material to value.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal did not inspect the property but reviewed a street-view image and written submissions from both parties. Applying its own general expert knowledge of rental values in the area, it found the landlord's proposed £900 pcm matched what the property would achieve in good, modernised condition, rejecting the landlord's unevidenced claim of higher market rents and finding the tenant's minor repair issues immaterial to value. No evidence of undue hardship was presented.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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