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Cut 21.2%Earlier rulesLON/OOBH/MNR/2026/0150

Wickford Way, Waltham Forest E17: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £2,475; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,950 (−21.2%) on 24 Jun 2026 under the earlier rules. Case LON/OOBH/MNR/2026/0150.

Rent paid before
£2,067
a month
Landlord proposed
£2,475
+19.8% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,950
−21.2% against the proposal
Decided
24 Jun 2026
Applied
14 Mar 2026
Wait
102 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
19 Jul 2026
Decided on
The papers
Tribunal region
London

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £2,475 a month (+19.8% on the £2,067 already paid). The tribunal set £1,950, £525 a month (−21.2%) below the proposal: about £6,300 over a year.

The rent set is below the £2,067 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current 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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How Waltham Forest compares

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78% cut

Share of 9 earlier-rules decisions in Waltham Forest set below the proposal.

£1,495

Median market rent the tribunal set in Waltham Forest, a month.

24

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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.