Unfurnished maisonette, Tenham Avenue, Lambeth SW2: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,000; the First-tier Tribunal set £900 (−10%) on 15 Sep 2025 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00AY/MNR/2025/0836.
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2025
- Applied
- —
- Wait
- —
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Lambeth
- Tribunal region
- London
The home
- Type
- Maisonette
- Furnishing
- Unfurnished
- Central heating
- Yes
As the tribunal described the home in its decision.
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,000 a month (+13.6% on the £880 already paid). The tribunal set £900, £100 a month (−10%) below the proposal: about £1,200 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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Share of 25 earlier-rules decisions in Lambeth set below the proposal.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Lambeth, a month.
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Other decisions in SW2
- Cut 10%
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30 Jan 2025 · Lambeth · Earlier rules£1,395£1,072a month - Cut 25.8%
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£880a month9 Oct 2024 · Lambeth · Earlier rules - Set
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