68 Thompson House, 68 Bessborough Place, London, SW1V 3SH
LON/00BK/MNR/2019/0109 · Westminster · decided 1 Nov 2019
old ruleshousing association / affordable rent| Rent before the notice | not stated |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £745 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,270 |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 29 Jul 2019 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | flat |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
The Tribunal had regard to the comparable transaction rental evidence supplied by the tenant, together with the Tribunal’s own knowledge and experience of rental levels in and around the locality of the property. On this basis, it was their opinion that if the flat were in the same condition as those available to let on the open market the rental value would be £1,450 per month. … The property, whilst relatively recently built, exhibits some dilapidation and obsolescence. A deduction of 10% was made from market rent to reflect the benefit of the tenant’s carpets, curtains, white goods and soft furnishings. … The representations made to the Tribunal included a number of matters material to the rent achievable for this property. The Tribunal gave particular weight to the impact of the recent anti-social behaviour in the locality. A reduction of 2.5% was made from market rent to reflect the anti-social behaviour in the locality and other relevant rental valuation matters. … The Tribunal are cognisant of the defective central heating system at the date of the hearing and inspection. They acknowledge the inconvenience and distress this can cause but it was not considered a material rental valuation consideration due to the short term nature of the disrepair. …
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.