10 Gilbert Close, Morden Road , SW19 2TQ
LON/00BA/MNR/2024/0096 · Merton · decided 25 Jun 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,445 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,945 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,600 +10.7% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 27 Jan 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 |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
In coming to my decision, I relied on the landlord’s comparable evidence and my own general knowledge of rents in the vicinity. However, it is clear from the submissions that the flat is not in the condition which is usual for an open market letting. … I determined that the open market rent of the property if modernised and let on the terms which usually apply to an Assured Shorthold letting would be £2100 per month. I determined that taking into account the condition of the property that the open market rent of the subject flat was £1,600 per month to reflect its condition and lack of modernisation.
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.