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AboveEarlier rulesLON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0755

1-bed unfurnished terraced house, Cranbrook Road, Lewisham SE8: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £962; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,499 (+55.8%) on 31 Oct 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0755.

Rent paid before
£937
a month
Landlord proposed
£962
+2.7% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,499
+55.8% against the proposal
Decided
31 Oct 2025
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
7 Apr 2025
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Lewisham
Tribunal region
London

The home

2 1-bed houses decided in Lewisham →
Type
Terraced house
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 £962 a month (+2.7% on the £937 already paid). Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £1,499.

Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

Read the full decision on GOV.UK ↗

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

Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.

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How Lewisham compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Lewisham set below the proposal.

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Lewisham, 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.