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Cut 9.3%Earlier rulesLON/00BH/MNR/2024/0302

4-bed unfurnished terraced house, Lyndhurst Road, Waltham Forest E4: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,700; the First-tier Tribunal set £2,450 (−9.3%) on 13 Dec 2024 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BH/MNR/2024/0302.

Rent paid before
£2,300
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,700
+17.4% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£2,450
−9.3% against the proposal
Decided
13 Dec 2024
Applied
28 May 2024
Wait
199 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 May 2024
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
London

The home

2 4-bed houses decided in Waltham Forest →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
4
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,700 a month (+17.4% on the £2,300 already paid). The tribunal set £2,450, £250 a month (−9.3%) below the proposal: about £3,000 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 Waltham Forest compares

All decisions in Waltham Forest →
78% cut

Share of 9 earlier-rules decisions in Waltham Forest set below the proposal.

£1,495

Median market rent the tribunal set in Waltham Forest, a month.

24

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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.