5-bed furnished flat, Watts Street, Tower Hamlets E1W: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,100; the First-tier Tribunal set £800 (−27.3%) on 6 Oct 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BG/MNR/2025/0857.
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
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- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Tribunal region
- London
- Type
- Flat
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Furnishing
- Furnished
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,100 a month (+49.7% on the £735 already paid). The tribunal set £800, £300 a month (−27.3%) below the proposal: about £3,600 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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