Flat 62 Apsley House, Dickens Yard, Longfield Avenue, London, W5 2AZ
LON/00AJ/MNR/2022/0030 · Ealing · decided 10 Oct 2022
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £741.13 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £831.05 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,300 +75.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 4 Apr 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 18 Feb 2022 |
| 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 landlord and the tenant and its own general knowledge of rental values within this area of Ealing. The flats within the private part of Dickens Yard are superior to the subject flat, not only in terms of quality and amenity. Many are larger with two double bedrooms and two bathrooms and do not overlook the main road. The common parts are carpeted and more spacious: the ambiance of the blocks is different to Apsley House. Flats without membership of the fitness suite and spa are available for less than the rents quoted by counsel. The rental value of a two double bedroom two bathroom flat with larger living space is a little under £400 per week, exclusive of membership of the spa. … The service charge account for 2022-2023 listed the items charged to the account. The itemised services are not well explained and not easy to relate to the services described in the tenancy agreement. The management charge appeared to be excessive at £30.88 per week, totalling £1605.76 per year. Even assuming that the charge includes the out of hours service which is provided, the charge is much higher than would be paid in the market for management services. …
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.