Flat 21 Sutton Courtenay House, Hazlehurst Road, London SW17 0UB
LON/00BJ/MRA/2026/0014 · Wandsworth · decided 27 Jul 2026
| Rent before the notice | £1,575 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,200 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £2,200 +39.7% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 5 May 2026 |
| Rules | New rules (notice dated on or after 1 May 2026): the tribunal could only confirm or lower 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
Neither party provided evidence of comparable rents in the area. Without evidence, the tribunal must rely on its own broad knowledge and experience. Using that experience, we find that rentals for similar sized units in the locality would rent for between £2,500 and £3,200.00, depending on amenities. … This application was made after the coming into effect of the Rents Rights Act 2026, and therefore the rent determined by the tribunal cannot be more than that proposed by the landlord. … In the circumstances we consider that the £2,200.00 proposed is below the market rent, and we determine therefore that sum to be the market rent with effect from today’s date. … Although the tenant suggested that he would suffer hardship if the rent was increased, no evidence was provided to the tribunal. In addition the tribunal is not in a position to back-date the rent to the 10 July 2026 as it would have done had the landlord’s Notice of Increase had been served prior to 1st May 2026.
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.