Flat 1 Marius Mansions, Marius Road, London, SW17 7QG
LON/00BJ/MNR/2021/0045 · Wandsworth · decided 5 Aug 2021
old rules| Rent before the notice | £480 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £556.67 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £448 −6.7% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Mar 2021 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 13 Jan 2021 |
| 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 comparables put forward by the applicant. The Tribunal placed weight on the comparable in Cecil Mansions put forward by the tenant, as a starting point. This was a 2 bedroom flat in Cecil Mansions Marius Road, and the property is very similar. This was marketed for £1551 pcm. The Tribunal also placed weight on the asking terms of £1650 pcm for a 2 bedroom flat on Boundaries Road SW17 which is also very close to the subject property. The Tribunal, having noted these comparable rents, were of the view that the monthly rent for this flat in good condition would be £1600 pcm, prior to adjustment for condition. … The Tribunal then made adjustments for the following significant and highly material matters: very poor bathroom, ancient water heating system, lack of central heating, damp penetration, severe cracks in walls and ceilings, very poor kitchen and very poor windows. The Tribunal noted that one year after the previous Tribunal determination nothing had been improved and in fact there had been some further deterioration in the condition of this flat. The Tribunal therefore considered that these factors required an adjustment of 72% or £1152 per month, leaving an adjusted rent to reflect the actual condition of the property of £448 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.