7 Maybank, Birmingham, B9 5FF

BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0783 · Decided 2026-02-11 · semi-detached house · 2 bed

Condition: Property in good order with no outstanding repairs, modernised, with central heating, double glazing, carpets, curtains and white goods provided by the landlord.

Evidence considered

• Landlord submitted four local comparables (mid-terrace/terraced 2-bed, 1-bath properties) with asking rents ranging £950-£1,100 pcm, considered helpful and relevant by the Tribunal
• Landlord submitted a letting agent email suggesting a marketing rent of £1,050 pcm
• Tenant submitted no comparable evidence, only indicating what she could afford (£700-£750 pcm)
• Tribunal relied on its own expert knowledge of local rental values alongside the landlord's comparables

Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal found the landlord's comparable evidence of similar local 2-bed terraced/semi-detached properties (asking rents £950-£1,100 pcm) helpful and relevant, and combined this with its own expert knowledge of the area to determine a market rent of £995 pcm. No adjustments were made for condition or improvements as the property was in good order comparable to the evidence. Due to the tenant's recent unemployment and resulting financial hardship, the Tribunal exercised its discretion to delay the start date of the new rent to the date of its decision rather than the date in the landlord's original notice.

Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)