140 Henley Avenue, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9SA
LON/00BF/MNR/2022/0197 · Sutton · decided 17 Jun 2023
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,600 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,700 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,665 +4.1% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 30 Nov 2022 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 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 that each of the landlord’s comparables were better properties being semi-detached rather than terrace. The Tribunal did not have details of the date when the adjacent property was said to have been let, or any documentary evidence, to rely upon that. Taking the above factors into account the Tribunal considered that had the subject property been in full repair, the monthly rent would have been £1,850. However, the Tribunal considered that there was significant disrepair. The Tribunal found that many of the windows were suffering from seal failure giving rise to condensation. In addition, some window locks were not working properly. The Tribunal considered that these matters required an adjustment of 5%. In addition, the Tribunal considered, based on its appearance, that damp at ground floor level was on the balance of probabilities caused by water ingress, for which the landlord was responsible. However, the Tribunal found that the bathroom damp and damp below windows in the bedrooms were on the balance of probabilities caused by a failure to ventilate by the tenants. Taking these findings into account the Tribunal made a 5% adjustment in respect of damp. Therefore, in aggregate the Tribunal considered that a 10% adjustment was required or £185 per month. …
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.