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Cut 16.3%Earlier rulesLON/00AC/MNR/2024/0045

3-bed terraced house, Elm Way, Barnet N11: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,450; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,050 (−16.3%) on 9 Aug 2024 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AC/MNR/2024/0045.

Rent paid before
£1,950
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,450
+25.6% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£2,050
−16.3% against the proposal
Decided
9 Aug 2024
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
8 Feb 2024
Decided on
The papers
Council
Barnet
Tribunal region
London

The home

8 3-bed houses decided in Barnet →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
3
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
No
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,450 a month (+25.6% on the £1,950 already paid). The tribunal set £2,050, £400 a month (−16.3%) below the proposal: about £4,800 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 Barnet compares

All decisions in Barnet →
33% cut

Share of 3 new-rules decisions in Barnet set below the proposal.

£1,500

Median market rent the tribunal set in Barnet, a month.

50

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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.