Flat 329 Academy Court, 566 Longbridge Road, Dagenham, RM8 2FF
LON/00AB/MNR/2025/0826 · Barking and Dagenham · decided 19 May 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,300 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,800 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,700 +30.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 15 Apr 2025 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The valuation date is the effective date of the rent proposed in the Notice of Increase. This is 23 May 2025. … The Tribunal values the property on the basis that; (a) The condition of the property disregards any tenant's improvements, there are none in this case. (b) That the terms of the tenancy are such that the landlord has responsibility for internal decoration and repairs (c) That the landlord initially supplied; double glazing, and central heating, white goods that being fridge/freezer and oven/hob and own carpets and curtains. (d) The Tribunal must make a determination under the Housing Act 1988 section 13 and 14 and cannot take into account the social or community nature of the development. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables provided by the landlord, the Tribunal determines that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1750.00 pcm. … The full valuation is shown below: Starting Rent £1750.00 pcm Less Less £50 for partial furnished state £50 pcm Market rent £1700.00 pcm
An extract. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.