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Cut 5.6%Earlier rulesLON/00AW/MNR/2025/0783

2-bed furnished terraced house, Elsham Road London W14: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,850; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,690 (−5.6%) on 29 Nov 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AW/MNR/2025/0783.

Rent paid before
£2,500
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,850
+14% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£2,690
−5.6% against the proposal
Decided
29 Nov 2025
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
12 Apr 2025
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
London

The home

2 2-bed houses decided in Kensington and Chelsea →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Furnished
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,850 a month (+14% on the £2,500 already paid). The tribunal set £2,690, £160 a month (−5.6%) below the proposal: about £1,920 over a year.

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

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

33

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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.