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AboveEarlier rulesCAM/22UH/MNR/2024/0089

Epping Forest CM16: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,995; the First-tier Tribunal set £3,000 (+0.2%) on 10 Sep 2024 under the earlier rules. Case CAM/22UH/MNR/2024/0089.

Rent paid before
£2,125
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,995
+40.9% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£3,000
+0.2% against the proposal
Decided
10 Sep 2024
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
31 May 2024
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
Eastern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,995 a month (+40.9% on the £2,125 already paid). Under the earlier rules the tribunal could go higher, and set £3,000.

Disrepair 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 Epping Forest compares

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83% cut

Share of 12 earlier-rules decisions in Epping Forest set below the proposal.

£446

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

14

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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.