19 Felstead Street , Hackney Wick , London , E9 5LZ
LON/00AM/MNR/2023/0473 · Hackney · decided 21 Feb 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,914.73 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,300 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £2,200 +14.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 11 Oct 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, 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
In the first instance the Tribunal determined what rent the Landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the property in the open market if it were let in the condition and on the terms that are considered usual for such an open market letting. … Neither party provided any evidence to the Tribunal concerning its value – save for the tenant making reference to their being “committed” to paying the Local Housing Allowance rate of £2,154 per month when it increased on 1 April 2024. Accordingly, the Tribunal considered the value of the property in light of its expert knowledge and experience of rental levels in the area. … The Tribunal considered that a rent in the range of £2,750 per calendar month would be appropriate for the subject property, were it let by the landlord in the condition and on the terms considered usual for such a letting. … This hypothetical rent is adjusted as necessary to allow for the differences between the terms and conditions considered usual for such a letting and the condition of the actual property at the date of the determination. Any rental benefit derived from Tenant’s improvements is disregarded. … The Tribunal made a deduction of 10% to account for the mould at the property around the windows. …
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.