7A McGregor Road, London, W11 1DE
LON/00AW/MNR/2023/0204 · Kensington and Chelsea · decided 2 Feb 2024
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £635.70 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £680.20 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,249.99 +96.6% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 2 Feb 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 24 Feb 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, 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
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. … The general locality of the flat is one of strong demand for tenants and the starting point for a flat of this size in the locality with sole use of the garden is £2500 per month. … The flat however is not in the condition that a property on the contemporary rental market would be expected to be offered. Taking into account the disrepair the tribunal makes a deduction of 50%. The tribunal determines a rent of £1250 per month which is equivalent to £288.46 per week. … The tribunal notes the rent proposed under the Notice dated 24th February 2023 with effect from 3rd April 2023 of £156.97 per week. The landlord can choose whether to charge the rent determined by the tribunal or a lesser amount. Effective date of the Decision 27. The tribunal has discretion over the effective date of a rental increase determined by the tribunal. The tenant has made a case of hardship which the tribunal accepts. The tribunal therefore determines the rent should have effect from the date of the hearing which is the 2nd February 2024.
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.