Flat 18, Dutton House, 5 Scoles Crescent, London, SW2 3DT
LON/00AY/MNR/2026/0369 · Lambeth · decided 24 Jul 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,500 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,000 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,800 +20.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat, 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 Tribunal considered the comparable evidence provided by the parties, together with its own general knowledge and expertise of rental values in the area. The comparables are all three bedroom properties in the SW2 and SE27 areas, letting in the range of £1,850 to £2,000 pcm and are generally in good, modernised condition with fitted kitchens and, in some cases, curtains and floor coverings provided. … Relying on its own expert and general knowledge of rental values in the area and the comparable evidence, the Tribunal considers that the market rental of the subject Property, modernised and in good order, would be in the order of £2,000 pcm. This is the rent the Tribunal would expect the Property to achieve in the open market if it were in the same general condition as the comparable properties. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made adjustments in relation to the following: a) The dated condition and disrepair of the kitchen, including black mould and damp, a broken and cracked worktop, holes in and a damaged cupboard door and water damage. b) The Tenant’s obligations to decorate internally and to provide floor coverings and curtains, the Property being let unfurnished. c) The overall inferior condition of the Property compared with the modernised comparable properties. …
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.