LON/00BD/MNR/2024/0335
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 3-bedroom flat in SW14, decided twice.
Decision of 14 November 2024
- Decided
- 14 November 2024
- Postcode district
- SW14
- Property
- 3-bedroom, Flat, false
- Rent before
- £1,086 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £2,450 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,654 a month-32.5% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 14 November 2024
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal assessed the unadjusted market rent in good condition at £2,450 per month based on local comparable properties. A 25% deduction was applied for age, lack of central heating, poor wiring, poor double glazing, and dated specification. A further 10% deduction was made for internal decorating responsibilities and tenant-provided white goods and furnishings, arriving at £1,653.75 per month. The effective date was deferred to the date of decision due to tenant hardship.
The property
The property lacks central heating (having only one gas fire in the living room), has poor quality double glazing, poor wiring, and dated kitchen and bathroom fitments at the start of tenancy. Internal decorating and white goods/furnishings are tenant responsibilities.
Decision of 4 April 2025
- Decided
- 4 April 2025
- Postcode district
- SW14
- Property
- 3-bedroom, Flat, false
- Rent before
- £1,086 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £2,450 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £1,766 a month-27.9% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 4 April 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal determined the market rent for the property in good condition to be £2,750 per month based on comparable local evidence. Adjustments were applied: a 25% reduction for poor specification and lack of central heating, £100 for disrepair of the decking, and a 10% deduction for tenant provision of white goods, furnishings, and internal decorating liabilities. Due to financial hardship demonstrated by the tenant, the effective date of the new rent was set to the tribunal's decision date of 4 April 2025.
The property
The property is a first and second floor maisonette. It lacks central heating, having only a gas fire in the living room, and has older aluminium double glazing. The outside space features missing/dilapidated timber decking. Kitchen and bathroom improvements were undertaken by the tenant following succession and are disregarded, as are white goods and furnishings.
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