1-bed unfurnished flat, Upper Tulse Hill, Lambeth SW2: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £939; the First-tier Tribunal set £901 (−4%) on 4 Aug 2021 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BK/MNR/2019/0151.
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2021
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 26 Dec 2019
- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Lambeth
- 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 £939 a month. The tribunal set £901, £37 a month (−4%) below the proposal: about £448 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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