2-bed unfurnished terraced house, Upperton Road West, Newham E13: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,900; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,805 (−5%) on 19 Feb 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BB/MNR/2024/0709.
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2025
- Applied
- 5 Nov 2024
- Wait
- 106 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 17 Nov 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Newham
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Terraced house
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,900 a month (+8.6% on the £1,750 already paid). The tribunal set £1,805, £95 a month (−5%) below the proposal: about £1,140 over a year.
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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