2 Tenham Avenue, Streatham Hill, London, SW2 4XR
LON/00AY/MNR/2019/0119 · Lambeth · decided 1 Nov 2019
old rules| Rent before the notice | £990 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,060 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £720 −27.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 21 Aug 2019 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 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 latter had in fact given a rent range of £1,700 to £1,950 pcm, exclusive of outgoings. In terms of accommodation the Tribunal found that this is a 2 bedroomed, 1 reception maisonette because the kitchen cannot be considered as a reception room as it is integral with the scullery. … The Tribunal found that had the property been in a repaired, modernised condition suitable for a current letting, it would have achieved £1,800 p.c.m. However, the actual condition (disregarding interior decoration) was not in such condition and the Tribunal had to take account of the effect on rent of the following factors: 12. i. the antiquated state of the kitchen/scullery, ii. Severe damp and mould to a wide area of the kitchen iii. Insecure back door iv. Poor bathroom with extensive plaster disrepair around the sink v. One bedroom unheated vi. Mixed single and double glazing vii. Poor external condition viii. The more onerous terms and conditions as compared to an assured shorthold tenancy ix. The absence of modern white goods x. Surface mounted central heating pipework and electrical cabling. … The Tribunal determined that these factors required a downward adjustment in market rent of 60% or £1,080 per month. For the above reasons the Tribunal assessed the market rent in accordance with section 14 of the Housing Act 1988 as £720 per month, taking effect from 1 October 2019.
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.