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Cut 17%Earlier rulesLON/00AW/MNR/2023/0364

Flat, Drayton Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea SW10: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £3,975; the First-tier Tribunal set £3,300 (−17%) on 15 Apr 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AW/MNR/2023/0364.

Rent paid before
£3,000
a month
Landlord proposed
£3,975
+32.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£3,300
−17% against the proposal
Decided
15 Apr 2025
Applied
—
Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
29 Sep 2023
Decided on
A hearing
Tribunal region
London

The home

Type
Flat
Central heating
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £3,975 a month (+32.5% on the £3,000 already paid). The tribunal set £3,300, £675 a month (−17%) below the proposal: about £8,100 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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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.