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Cut 11.1%Earlier rulesLON/00BC/MNR/2019/0089

2-bed furnished flat, Durham Avenue, Epping Forest IG8: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,300; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,156 (−11.1%) on 27 Sep 2019 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BC/MNR/2019/0089.

Rent paid before
£1,150
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,300
+13% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,156
−11.1% against the proposal
Decided
27 Sep 2019
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
27 Sep 2019
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
London

The home

2 2-bed flats decided in Epping Forest →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Furnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,300 a month (+13% on the £1,150 already paid). The tribunal set £1,156, £144 a month (−11.1%) below the proposal: about £1,728 over a year.

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

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How Epping Forest compares

All decisions in Epping Forest →
83% cut

Share of 12 earlier-rules decisions in Epping Forest set below the proposal.

£446

Median market rent the tribunal set in Epping Forest, a month.

14

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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.