30 Dibdin House, Maida Vale, London, W9 1QE
LON/00BK/MNR/2021/0013 · Westminster · decided 28 Jun 2021
old rules| Rent before the notice | £962 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,007.98 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £942 −2.1% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Nov 2020 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 27 Aug 2020 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than 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
No rental evidence had been put forward by the landlord. … Rental evidence was supplied by the tenant of property details from Zoopla for flat 55 Dibdin House showing a quoting rent of £1450 per month. … The tenant also referred to the previous decision of this tribunal in December 2019 for the subject flat. A rent of £962.00 per month was set based on the details for 55 Dibdin House then to let at £1500 per month. Deductions of 35% were made for condition and tenancy terms from a market rent for the subject flat if let in the condition the market would expect and on normal terms of £1500 pcm. The tenant considered the deductions were reasonable. … The tribunal considered the evidence provided and also used its own knowledge and experience. The tribunal is of the view that rents have fallen in this area in recent years as shown by the previous decision. There is no evidence before the tribunal this trend has stopped or been reversed. The tribunal considers that the flat in good repair and with the amenities required by the market would let at a rent of £1450 per calendar month. The tribunal then considered whether the deduction of 35% made by the previous tribunal was still correct and decided that it was and therefore deducted 35% for the condition of the property. The tribunal determines a rent of £942.50 per month. Effective date 23. …
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.