18 Blacksmiths Close, Chadwell Heath Romford Essex RM6 4XE
LON/00BC/MNR/2026/0161 · Redbridge · decided 29 May 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,050 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,100 +4.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 18 Feb 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, studio |
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 the rent we would expect the property to let for in the open market including having white goods and curtains provided by the landlord. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made the following adjustments in relation to the following: a) The photographs confirm there is some mould and damp to the flat. The sanitary fittings and kitchen units appear in satisfactory condition 16. The Tribunal has considered very carefully this information and usings its own expertise considers that a deduction of £50 should be applied in order to take account of the of the above matters. It should be noted that this figure cannot be. a simple arithmetical calculation and is not based upon capital costs but is the Tribunal’s estimate of the amount by which the rent would need to be reduced to attract a tenant. The full valuation is shown below: Starting Rent £1,150 Less a) Items given under a) above £50 Market rent £1,100 pcm
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.