Ground Floor Flat, 13 Pember Road, London, NW10 5LR
LON/00AE/MNR/2021/0180 · Brent · decided 8 Feb 2022
old rules| Rent before the notice | not stated |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,560 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,300 |
| New rent takes effect | 25 Nov 2021 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 20 Oct 2021 |
| 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, I had regard to the evidence supplied by both the landlord and the tenant. The comparables were mainly superior in terms of modernisation to the subject premises and generally benefited from white goods, floor coverings and blinds or curtains. The comparables were all in good repair, including some which were newly refurbished and others which had been extended. … I concluded that the rent at which the property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market would be £425 per week which is the figure the landlord must have used to arrive at the rent of £360 per week. The open market assumes that the flat is in the condition usually found in open market lettings. However, this flat requires updating: the kitchen is basic, the bathroom dated, the panel heaters have not been installed throughout the flat and there is some dampness and the carpets, curtains and white goods are the tenants. … I have deducted £125 from the open market rent to reflect these matters together with the terms of the tenancy since the tenant has more onerous obligations in terms of being responsible for minor internal repairs and internal decorations than is the norm under an Assured Shorthold letting. .
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.