BIR/00CN/MNR/2025/0727

A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 4+-bedroom detached house in B13.

Decided: 13 April 2026
Postcode district: B13
Property: 4+-bedroom, Detached house, false
Rent before: £1,400 a month
Landlord proposed: £1,540 a month
Tribunal determined: £1,495 a month-2.9% on the proposal
Payable from: 29 May 2025
Rules applied: Before the Renters’ Rights Act

What the tribunal said

The tribunal estimated an open market rent of £2,000 per month for the property if fully modernised and with landlord-provided carpets, curtains, and white goods. Deductions totalling £505 per month were made to reflect property condition issues including heating problems, tenant-provided carpets, curtains and white goods, tenant improvements to the kitchen, bathroom, flooring, and security system, and tenant decorating liability.

The property

Exterior requires ongoing maintenance; heating system has a leak. Tenant provided white goods, carpets, and curtains, and carried out improvements including upgrading the kitchen, bathroom, hallway flooring, and installing security equipment.

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