4-bed unfurnished semi-detached house, Dawlish Drive, Ilford IG3: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £3,700; the First-tier Tribunal set £3,500 (−5.4%) on 22 Oct 2024 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BC/MNR/2024/0363.
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2024
- Applied
- 8 Jul 2024
- Wait
- 106 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Jul 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Redbridge
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Semi-detached house
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £3,700 a month (+12.1% on the £3,300 already paid). The tribunal set £3,500, £200 a month (−5.4%) below the proposal: about £2,400 over a year.
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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Blythswood Road, Redbridge IG318 May 2026 · Redbridge · Earlier rules£1,600£1,400a month - Cut 13.2%
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Merton Road, Ilford IG39 Feb 2026 · Redbridge · Earlier rules£2,800£2,430a month - Set
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1-bed furnished flat
Goodmayes Road, Ilford IG38 Oct 2024 · Redbridge · Earlier rules£1,550£1,500a month - Set
Dawlish Drive, Ilford IG3
£3,300a month3 Nov 2023 · Redbridge · Earlier rules
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