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Cut 14.9%Earlier rulesLON/00BE/MNR/2020/0074

Unfurnished semi-detached house, Champion Grove, Southwark SE5: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,629; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,387 (−14.9%) on 29 Sep 2020 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BE/MNR/2020/0074.

Rent paid before
—
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,629
a month
Tribunal set
£1,387
−14.9% against the proposal
Decided
29 Sep 2020
Applied
23 Mar 2020
Wait
190 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
18 Apr 2020
Decided on
The papers
Council
Southwark
Tribunal region
London

The home

Type
Semi-detached house
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,629 a month. The tribunal set £1,387, £243 a month (−14.9%) below the proposal: about £2,912 over a year.

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 Southwark compares

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65% cut

Share of 31 earlier-rules decisions in Southwark set below the proposal.

£1,525

Median market rent the tribunal set in Southwark, a month.

65

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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.