1-bed unfurnished flat, Southern Road, Newham E13: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,600; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,600 (0%) on 21 Sep 2026 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules. Case LON/00BB/MNR/2026/0298.
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2026
- Applied
- 28 Apr 2026
- Wait
- 146 days
- Rules
- Renters’ Rights Act rules
- Notice start date
- 3 May 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Newham
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Central heating
- Yes
- Double glazing
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,600 a month (+33% on the £1,203 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act rules the new rent starts from the first rent day on or after the decision, with no backdating, so the landlord also lost the increase for the months the case took.
Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal did not agree, or the decision does not say it did.
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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