40 Dempster Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1AT
LON/00BJ/MNR/2024/0003 · Wandsworth · decided 25 Mar 2024
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,733.33 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £3,466.67 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £2,400.67 +38.5% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 5 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Following consideration of the written and photographic submissions given by both parties, the hearing and taking into account the the Tribunal’s inspection and using its own knowledge and experience of the rental market in[state area] , the Tribunal finds that the open market rental value of the property, if it was in good condition, would be £4,000 per calendar month. … Taking into account the lack of modernisation and the general disrepair, the Tribunal considers it necessary to adjust that open market rental value to reflect specifically the following: i) There is no central heating within the property. ii) There is only partial double glazing to the property. iii) There is inadequate electrical installation by modern standards. iv) The kitchen is inadequate by modern standards. v) The bathroom is inadequate by modern standards. vi) There is extensive evidence of penetrating damp and defective plaster throughout the property. … Taking these and other more general factors into consideration, the Tribunal is finds that it necessary to make a 40% deduction in the rental value of the property to reflect its condition and lack of modernisation. Valuation 41. Open market rent £4,000 pcm 42. .
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.