5 Sterry Road, Degenham, RM10 8PB
LON/00AB/MNR/2026/0078 · Barking and Dagenham · decided 17 Jun 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,400 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,785 +27.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 3 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The comparables provided by the Landlord are not necessarily of assistance. They appear to be a couple of photographs with a very brief description. The photographs appear to show properties in good condition with a reasonable specification. The adverts provided do not show what price the properties were actually let at. … This would appear to be an offer of a rent to rent agreement. … There is no evidence provided by the Landlord that repairs and vermin control have been carried out. The Tribunal has to assume on the balance of probabilities that the condition identified in HHSRS has continued. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the comparables provided by the Landlord, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £2,100 pcm. This is the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market if it was in the same general condition as comparable properties. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made adjustments of 15% for the condition of the property The full valuation is shown below: Starting Rent £2,100 Less a) 15% for the condition of the property £315.00 Market rent £1,785 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.