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  5. W14
Cut 24%Earlier rulesLON/00AW/MNR/2024/0327

2-bed furnished flat, Russell Road, Kensington and Chelsea W14: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,500; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,900 (−24%) on 23 Sep 2024 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AW/MNR/2024/0327.

Rent paid before
£1,900
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,500
+31.6% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,900
−24% against the proposal
Decided
23 Sep 2024
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
15 Jun 2024
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
London

The home

6 2-bed flats decided in Kensington and Chelsea →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Furnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,500 a month (+31.6% on the £1,900 already paid). The tribunal set £1,900, £600 a month (−24%) below the proposal: about £7,200 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 Kensington and Chelsea compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Kensington and Chelsea set below the proposal.

£2,100

Median market rent the tribunal set in Kensington and Chelsea, 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.