Flat 4 Dibdin House Maida Vale W9 1QE
LON/00BK/MNR/2024/0666 · Westminster · decided 3 Feb 2025
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,534.50 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,693.63 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,505 −1.9% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Nov 2024 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 4 Sep 2024 |
| 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
The Tribunal is required to determine the rent at which the subject property might reasonably be expected to let in the open market by a willing landlord under an assured tenancy having regards to the specific conditions in s14 of the 1988 Act. The starting point, is therefore, what rent might reasonably be expected to be achieved in the open market for the property in a modern tenantable state. If required, this is then adjusted to reflect the specifics of the subject property, including disrepair, disregards and improvements. The personal circumstances of the Tenant are not relevant to this issue. … The Tribunal noted that flats 8, 30 and 106, which the Tenant had referred to, were the subject of previous Tribunal decisions and, therefore, not open market lettings. Tribunals determine rents based on the evidence before them, including the specifics of the relevant property, such as condition, layout and floor level. They are not lettings agreed in the open market. Equally lettings for social housing may be on quite different terms and rents are often set in accordance with Government guidelines. … The Tribunal also noted the 2023 letting of Flat 129 at £2,025 per month, which the Landlord relied on. Unfortunately, no details of the property size, layout or condition, or the terms of the letting where provided to assist the Tribunal in making comparison. …
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.