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ConfirmedEarlier rulesLON/00AM/MNR/2026/0136

2-bed flat, Schonfeld Square, Hackney N16: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £486; the First-tier Tribunal set £486 (0%) on 2 Oct 2026 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AM/MNR/2026/0136.

Rent paid before
£458
a month
Landlord proposed
£486
+6.2% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£486
0% against the proposal
Decided
2 Oct 2026
Applied
9 Mar 2026
Wait
207 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
10 Aug 2026
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Hackney
Tribunal region
London

The home

6 2-bed flats decided in Hackney →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £486 a month (+6.2% on the £458 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

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.

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 Hackney compares

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

£1,500

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

40

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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.