56 Latymer Road, London, N9 9PU
LON/00AK/MNR/2023/0038 · Enfield · decided 13 Apr 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,894.79 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,145 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,840 −2.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 3 Jan 2023 |
| 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
Section 14 of the Housing Act 1988 requires the tribunal to determine the rent at which it considered the subject property might reasonably be expected to be let on the open market by a willing landlord under an assured tenancy. … In coming to its determination under section 14, the tribunal relied on its own general knowledge of rental levels in the area and evidence supplied by the parties. In coming to its decision, the Tribunal considered what it had seen during its inspection as well as the written evidence. We first considered what the market price would be for a fresh letting as at March 2023. Based on its knowledge and experience of both three and four bedroomed house in the N9 area and particularly in the vicinity of Latymer Road, we came to the conclusion that a market value would be £2,300 per month. However, the property is not in a condition that would command such a rent. To take account of the fact that the tenant provided her own white goods and carpets and curtains and also to take into account the state of repair which included but was not exclusive to dampness and some defective electrics, we concluded a tenant would seek a reduction of 20% to take account of these matters. Accordingly, the Tribunal deducted £460 per month from the market value so arriving at a rent of £ 1,840 per month. …
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.