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  5. RM8
ConfirmedEarlier rulesLON/OOAB/MNR/2026/0117

2-bed terraced house, David Road, Dagenham RM8: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,000; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,000 (0%) on 18 May 2026 under the earlier rules. Case LON/OOAB/MNR/2026/0117.

Rent paid before
£1,850
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,000
+8.1% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£2,000
0% against the proposal
Decided
18 May 2026
Applied
23 Feb 2026
Wait
84 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
29 Mar 2026
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
London

The home

5 2-bed houses decided in Barking and Dagenham →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
2
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,000 a month (+8.1% on the £1,850 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 Barking and Dagenham compares

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Share of 2 new-rules decisions in Barking and Dagenham set below the proposal.

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Barking and Dagenham, 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.