7A Navarino Road, London, E8 1AD
LON/00AM/MNR/2024/0356 · Hackney · decided 17 Dec 2024
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £1,395 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,550 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,400 +0.4% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 6 Jul 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 17 Apr 2024 |
| 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.
From the tribunal's valuation
In the first instance, we determined what rent the landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the property in the open market if it were let on the proposed increase date in the condition and on the terms that are considered usual for such an open market letting. … The tenant had not provided any comparable evidence of value for us to consider. The landlord provided screenshots of 3 apparent asking rents from Rightmove, for values ranging from £1,750 to £1,950 per calendar month. We had regard to those screenshots, however asking rents in general carry very little evidential weight, and in this case the information provided concerning them was far too limited for any meaningful comparison with the subject. … As the evidence from the parties consisted only of 3 asking rents, the details concerning which were extremely limited, we considered the value of the property both in the light of the submissions of the parties and our own expert knowledge of general rental levels in the area. … We considered that a value of £2,000 per month would have been an appropriate value for the property as at 6 July 2024 were it let on the terms and in the condition considered usual in the market. In arriving at that figure, we are mindful that the shared garden to the rear of the property is significantly overgrown and not usable. …
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.