1-bed unfurnished flat, Sanctuary Street, Borough SE1: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £2,250; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,900 (−15.6%) on 22 May 2024 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BE/MNR/2024/0057.
- Decided
- 22 May 2024
- Applied
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- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 14 Jan 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Southwark
- 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 £2,250 a month (+29.8% on the £1,733 already paid). The tribunal set £1,900, £350 a month (−15.6%) below the proposal: about £4,200 over a year.
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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