2-bed unfurnished flat, St. Pauls Road, Barking IG11: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,918; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,853 (−3.4%) on 1 Sep 2026 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules. Case LON/00AB/MRA/2026/0118.
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Applied
- 14 Jul 2026
- Wait
- 49 days
- Rules
- Renters’ Rights Act rules
- Notice start date
- 23 Aug 2026
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Double glazing
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,918 a month (+3.8% on the £1,848 already paid). The tribunal set £1,853, £66 a month (−3.4%) below the proposal: about £789 over a year.
The tribunal valued the home at £1,950 a month, above the notice, but under the new rules it cannot set more than the landlord proposed. The landlord is held to the lower figure for at least a year.
Under the Renters’ Rights Act rules the new rent starts from the first rent day on or after the decision, with no backdating, so the landlord also lost the increase for the months the case took.
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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