Apartment 710, 57 Hooper Street, Birmingham, B18 7AY
Condition: Part-furnished 1-bedroom apartment on the 7th floor with open-plan living/kitchen, bedroom and separate bathroom, in a managed residential block with amenities.
Evidence considered
- Landlord's schedule of similar properties advertised at £1107-£1180 pcm
- Landlord's schedule of properties actually let at £1105-£1167 pcm
- Tenant's submission highlighting area deprivation index as a factor lowering rent
- Tenant's point about landlord's rent-free incentive periods distorting headline advertised rents
- Landlord's goodwill offer to reduce proposed rent to £1059 pcm (3.4% increase, in line with CPI)
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal weighed the landlord's comparable evidence of advertised and let properties (£1105-£1180 pcm) against the tenant's submissions about area deprivation and the landlord's headline-vs-actual rent promotions (2-month rent-free incentives). The landlord had also offered a reduced figure of £1059 pcm reflecting a CPI-aligned increase. Balancing this evidence with its own market knowledge, the tribunal determined a market rent of £1060 pcm, close to the landlord's reduced offer, reflecting the property's condition, furnishings and on-site amenities.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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