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Cut 1.3%Earlier rulesLON/00AM/MNR/2026/0244

4-bed terraced house, Cowper Road, Hackney N16: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £3,800; the First-tier Tribunal set £3,750 (−1.3%) on 31 Jul 2026 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AM/MNR/2026/0244.

Rent paid before
£3,600
a month
Landlord proposed
£3,800
+5.6% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£3,750
−1.3% against the proposal
Decided
31 Jul 2026
Applied
8 Apr 2026
Wait
114 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
13 Apr 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Hackney
Tribunal region
London

The home

2 4-bed houses decided in Hackney →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
4
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £3,800 a month (+5.6% on the £3,600 already paid). The tribunal set £3,750, £50 a month (−1.3%) below the proposal: about £600 over a year.

The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.

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 Hackney compares

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

£1,500

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

40

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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.