Cut 41%Earlier rulesLON/00BK/MNR/2026/0379

Unfurnished studio flat, Portsea Place, Westminster W2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,150; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,268 (−41%) on 29 Jul 2026 under the earlier rules. Case LON/00BK/MNR/2026/0379.

Rent paid before

£1,083

a month

Landlord proposed

£2,150

+98.5% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£1,268

−41% against the proposal

Decided: 29 Jul 2026
Applied: 10 May 2026
Wait: 80 days
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 1 Jun 2026
Decided on: The papers
Council: Westminster
Tribunal region: London

The home

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Type: Studio
Bedrooms: Studio
Furnishing: Unfurnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,150 a month (+98.5% on the £1,083 already paid). The tribunal set £1,268, £883 a month (−41%) below the proposal: about £10,590 over a year.

Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.

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 Westminster compares

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Share of 2 new-rules decisions in Westminster set below the proposal.

£1,611

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

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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.