6 Dennison Point, Gibbins Road, Stratford, London, E15 2LY
LON/00BB/MNR/2021/0032 · Newham · decided 2 Aug 2021
old rules| Rent before the notice | £460 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,296.44 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £460 +0.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 18 Jan 2021 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 27 Nov 2020 |
| 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
This is an assured tenancy under the Housing Act 1988. The Tribunal considered the submissions put forward by both parties. The property is situated on the first floor of a 23 storey tower block at Dennison Point E15 and is due for demolition. Given the situation around Covid, the flat has not been inspected by the tribunal but photographs supplied by the tenant indicate that it is in poor condition. … However, the landlord’s submissions described the flat as “fair” The occupation is described by the tenant as “ a room in a two bedroom flat at first floor of building “ but the landlord gives contrary evidence indicating the tenant occupies the whole flat . Clearly the tenant must have use of the bathroom and kitchen. … It has fallen into disrepair to the extent that a process of emptying one of the tower blocks was started. However, funding for refurbishment was discontinued and demolition of the remaining tower blocks was recommended. Apparently, more than half the residents have left the estate. Currently, the situation does not appear to have been resolved in terms of redevelopment of the whole estate. In short, the flat is in a deteriorating block and deteriorating area and with the vacancy of some properties, there is both a potential and actual situation as a magnet for squatters and other detrimental factors to the environment. …
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.