2-bed unfurnished flat, Marius Road, Wandsworth SW17: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £557; the First-tier Tribunal set £448 (−19.5%) on 5 Aug 2021 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BJ/MNR/2021/0045.
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2021
- Applied
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- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
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- Decided on
- A hearing
- Council
- Wandsworth
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £557 a month (−1.8% on the £567 already paid). The tribunal set £448, £109 a month (−19.5%) below the proposal: about £1,304 over a year.
The rent set is below the £567 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current rent.
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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