44 Parkside Way, North Harrow, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 6DF
LON/00AQ/MNR/2021/0024 · Harrow · decided 21 Jul 2021
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,750 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,810 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,360 −22.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 21 Nov 2020 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 8 Oct 2020 |
| 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
The Tenant has put forward for comparable properties which the tribunal considers are relevant. The tribunal notes these are houses to let in the condition in which the market would expect. … In addition to the evidence supplied by the Tenant the tribunal also relies on its own knowledge and experience. The tribunal is of the view that rents have fallen in the London area recently and there is no evidence before the tribunal this trend has stopped or been reversed. The best evidence comes from contemporary lettings in the market. … The tribunal considers that the house in good repair and with the amenities required by the market would let at a rent of £1600.00 per month. The tribunal has then considered the condition of the house and lack of white goods and makes an adjustment of 15% for these factors which reduces the rent to £1360 per month. Effective date 20. Under s14 (7) of the Housing Act 1988 the effective date of the decision would normally be the date shown on the application unless there is hardship to the tenant. … The tribunal received no evidence of hardship and therefore the effective date of the
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.