Flat 4 Len Bishop Court, 63 Schoolhouse Lane, London, E1W 3AJ
LON/00BG/MNR/2023/0404 · Tower Hamlets · decided 15 Jan 2024
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | £1,109.51 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,187.16 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,187.16 +7.0% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 21 Aug 2023 |
| 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
The starting point is to determine the rent which the Landlord could reasonably be expected to obtain for the Property in the open market in the condition considered usual for a modern letting (“the initial valuation”). … There was no specific comparable rental evidence from the Landlord or the Tenant. When calculating the initial valuation, the FTT decided to rely upon its own knowledge and experience. The range of rents for 2- bedroom properties in the neighbourhood, unfurnished, and in good condition seemed to be in the region of £1,180 to £1,200 per month, or £272.31 to £276.92 per week. … The FTT had no evidence or representations before it to enable it to consider making any Adjustments to this initial valuation to take into account (a) the actual condition of the Property and (b) the differences (if any) between the terms of this letting and the terms of a standard assured shorthold tenancy. … Accordingly, the Market Rent for the Property, determined by the FTT for the purposes of section 14 of the Housing Act 1988, is £273.96 per calendar month with effect from 2 October 2023, being the date that the new rent was to take effect pursuant to the Landlord’s notice.
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.