Cut 25%Earlier rulesLON/00BC/MNR/2025/0776

1-bed part furnished flat, Beaufort Gardens, Ilford IG1: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,600; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,200 (−25%) on 29 Sep 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BC/MNR/2025/0776.

Rent paid before

£850

a month

Landlord proposed

£1,600

+88.2% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£1,200

−25% against the proposal

Decided: 29 Sep 2025
Applied: —
Wait: —
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 6 Apr 2025
Decided on: The papers
Council: Redbridge
Tribunal region: London

The home

5 1-bed flats decided in Redbridge →

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 1
Furnishing: Part furnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,600 a month (+88.2% on the £850 already paid). The tribunal set £1,200, £400 a month (−25%) below the proposal: about £4,800 over a year.

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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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How Redbridge compares

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Share of 2 new-rules decisions in Redbridge set below the proposal.

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Redbridge, a month.

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Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.