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AboveEarlier rulesLON/00BA/MNR/2021/0117

2-bed flat, Merton CR4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,032; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,300 (+26%) on 22 Sep 2021 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BA/MNR/2021/0117.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,032
a month
Tribunal set
£1,300
+26% against the proposal
Decided
22 Sep 2021
Applied
24 May 2021
Wait
121 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Jun 2021
Decided on
The papers
Council
Merton
Tribunal region
London

The home

7 2-bed flats decided in Merton →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,032 a month. Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £1,300.

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 Merton compares

All decisions in Merton →
40% cut

Share of 5 earlier-rules decisions in Merton set below the proposal.

£1,405

Median market rent the tribunal set in Merton, a month.

18

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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.