1-bed unfurnished flat, Marius Road, Wandsworth SW17: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £500; the First-tier Tribunal set £440 (−12%) on 26 May 2022 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BJ/MNR/2022/0018.
- Decided
- 26 May 2022
- Applied
- 7 Feb 2022
- Wait
- 108 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Apr 2022
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £500 a month. The tribunal set £440, £60 a month (−12%) below the proposal: about £720 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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