5 Abbots House, St Mary Abbots Terrace, London, W14 8NU
LON/00AW/MNR/2024/0621 · Kensington and Chelsea · decided 10 Mar 2025
old rules| Rent before the notice | £2,999.23 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £3,098.33 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £3,062.50 +2.1% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 29 Sep 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 2 Aug 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, 2 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 Tribunal initially needs to determine what rent the Landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the property in the open market if it were let today in the condition that is considered usual for such an open market letting. In doing this, the Tribunal will consider the rental value of the property but must not consider the personal circumstances of the Tenant, as that is not a factor envisaged by the Act. … The comparable information provided by both parties is useful in assisting the Tribunal in reaching its decision. The comparable property in the same block as the subject property that was put forward by the Landlord was particularly useful to the Tribunal and carries most weight. The Tribunal has therefore determined a market rent of £3,500 per calendar month for the subject property, if it were in good condition. … However, there are elements in the subject property that need to be taken into account and reflected via adjustments to the market rent. This includes an unmodernised kitchen, dated nature of the overall flat and the provision of limited white goods.
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.