BIR/00CN/MNR/2024/0648

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom semi-detached house in B8.

Decided: 2 July 2025
Postcode district: B8
Property: 3-bedroom, Semi-detached house, false
Rent before: £825 a month
Landlord proposed: £1,300 a month
Tribunal determined: £1,273 a month-2.1% on the proposal
Payable from: 27 January 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal determined an open market rent of £1,340 per month for the property in good tenantable condition based on comparables and expert knowledge. A 5% deduction (£67 per month) was applied for tenant internal decoration liability, resulting in a determined rent of £1,273 per month effective 27 January 2025.

The property

Landlord submitted tenant had not maintained decoration and was not using heating or opening windows. Deduction made for tenant internal decoration liability.

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