Flat 3, 19 Brent street, Hendon, London, NW4 2EU
LON/00AC/MNR/2024/0015 · Barnet · decided 14 Mar 2024
old rulesbills included| Rent before the notice | not stated |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,950 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,005.33 |
| New rent takes effect | 13 Jan 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 5 Dec 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 2 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
In coming to its decision, the Tribunal had regard to the evidence supplied by the parties and the members' own general knowledge of market rent levels in the area of Hendon. … The Tribunal determined that if the flat were in a traditional situation, with the usual amenities attributable to a two bedroom flat let on the open market it would attain a rent of £370 per week. … However, the flat suffers from several distinct disadvantages owing to its location within a hotel complex. Its situation causes significant inconvenience to the tenant in terms of disturbance during social events and festivities. In addition, there is only pedestrian access to the flat via the car park. Many of the comparables have superior facilities for example off street parking and private or communal gardens. … The Tribunal considered that the situational disadvantages together with the layout, lack of central heating, dated kitchen area, lack of a fridge, floor coverings and curtains or blinds taken with the general condition of the flat and the unusual covenants in the tenancy agreement would result in a deduction from the open market rent and determined the rent at £222 per week exclusive of the charge for hot water. … The notice of increase from the landlord included £15 for hot water and £10 service charge. …
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.