Cut 1.7%New rulesLON/00AY/MRA/2026/0092

Unfurnished studio flat, Weld Works Mews, Brixton SW2: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,404; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,380 (−1.7%) on 13 Aug 2026 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules. Case LON/00AY/MRA/2026/0092.

Rent paid before

£1,300

a month

Landlord proposed

£1,404

+8% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£1,380

−1.7% against the proposal

Decided: 13 Aug 2026
Applied: 10 Jul 2026
Wait: 34 days
Rules: Renters’ Rights Act rules
Notice start date: 22 Aug 2026
Decided on: The papers
Council: Lambeth
Tribunal region: London

The home

5 studios decided in Lambeth →

Type: Studio
Bedrooms: Studio
Furnishing: Unfurnished
Size: 31 m²

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,404 a month (+8% on the £1,300 already paid). The tribunal set £1,380, £24 a month (−1.7%) below the proposal: about £288 over a year.

Under the Renters’ Rights Act rules the new rent starts from the first rent day on or after the decision, with no backdating, so the landlord also lost the increase for the months the case took.

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 Lambeth compares

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67% cut

Share of 3 new-rules decisions in Lambeth set below the proposal.

£1,100

Median market rent the tribunal set in Lambeth, 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 1 Nov 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.