21 Bennington Close Croydon CR7 7FG
LON/00AH/MNR/2026/0125 · Croydon · decided 18 May 2026
old ruleshousing association / affordable rentfigures not yet checked| Rent before the notice | £813.50 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £852.54 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £288.46 −64.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 6 Apr 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 1 bedroom |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically; these figures haven't been checked yet and are left out of the statistics, so compare them with the original.
From the tribunal's valuation
The valuation date is the effective date of the rent proposed in the Notice of Increase. This is 6 April 2026. … 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 tenant has responsibility for internal decoration and repairs (c) That the landlord has supplied the carpets, double glazing and central heating. (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 £1250.00 pcm. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made no adjustments. Market rent £1250.00pcm
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.