14 Assembly Walk, Carshalton, Sutton, SM5 1JH
LON/00BF/MNR/2026/0014 · Sutton · decided 22 May 2026
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,520 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,597 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,700 +11.8% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 29 Oct 2025 |
| 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 valuation date is the effective date of the rent proposed in the Notice of Increase. This is 5 December 2025. … The Tribunal values the property on the basis that; (a) The condition of the property disregards any tenant's improvements, in this case a pergola which is not permitted under the tenancy. (b) That the terms of the tenancy are such that landlord is responsible for section 11 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. (c) That the property has a predisposition to mould in the bathroom and there is no mechanical extraction in the bathroom. (d) That the tenant's installation on the balcony is disregarded (e) That the. external staircase has damage. (f) The Tribunal must make a determination under the Housing Act 1988 section 13 and 14 and cannot take into account the social or community nature of the development. … Relying on its own expert, general knowledge of rental values in the area, and the submissions by the landlord, and the tenant the Tribunal determines that the market rental of the subject Property modernised and in good order would be in the order of £1800.00 pcm. … From this level of rent, the Tribunal has made an adjustment of 5% to reflect the above matters in paragraph 49, this gives £1710 pcm, rounded to £1700 pcm. … The Tribunal determines £1700 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.