1-bed home, Carlton Hill, Westminster NW8: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £3,250; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,100 (−35.4%) on 1 Jul 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BK/MNR/2025/0631.
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 14 Dec 2024
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Westminster
- Tribunal region
- London
The home
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Furnishing
- Furnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £3,250 a month (+62.5% on the £2,000 already paid). The tribunal set £2,100, £1,150 a month (−35.4%) below the proposal: about £13,800 over a year.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
Evidence and issues
- Landlord sent comparables
- ✓ Tenant sent comparables
- Achieved rents cited
- ✓ Asking rents cited
- Portal listings cited
- ✓ Disrepair raised
- ✓ Damp or mould raised
- ✓ Hearing held
- ✓ Home inspected
- Landlord used an agent
- Hardship delay asked for
- Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee
- Notice validity raised
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