3-bed unfurnished terraced house, Cranley Road, Ilford IG2: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £2,500; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,938 (−22.5%) on 22 Jan 2026 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BC/MNR/2025/0967.
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Redbridge
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Terraced house
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Garden
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £2,500 a month (+8.7% on the £2,300 already paid). The tribunal set £1,938, £563 a month (−22.5%) below the proposal: about £6,750 over a year.
The rent set is below the £2,300 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current 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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