2-bed furnished flat, Daventry Street, Westminster NW1: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £2,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,200 (−4.3%) on 29 Sep 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/OOBK/MNR/2025/0791.
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 16 Apr 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Westminster
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Furnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £2,300 a month (+27.8% on the £1,800 already paid). The tribunal set £2,200, £100 a month (−4.3%) below the proposal: about £1,200 over a year.
Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.
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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