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Cut 25%Earlier rulesLON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0633

2-bed unfurnished maisonette, Dorville Road, Lee SE12: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,800; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,350 (−25%) on 21 Jul 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0633.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,800
a month
Tribunal set
£1,350
−25% against the proposal
Decided
21 Jul 2025
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
14 Dec 2024
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Lewisham
Tribunal region
London

The home

11 2-bed flats decided in Lewisham →
Type
Maisonette
Bedrooms
2
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,800 a month. The tribunal set £1,350, £450 a month (−25%) below the proposal: about £5,400 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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How Lewisham compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Lewisham set below the proposal.

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Lewisham, 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.