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119 Albany Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 4AG

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 24 March 2025Case LON/00AR/MNR/2024/0702
Rent before
£1,650
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,895
+14.8% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,870
+£220 a month (+13.3%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,895 a month, in place of the existing £1,650 a month, for a three-bedroom house in RM12. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,870 a month from 1 November 2024. It valued the property at £2,200 a month in good tenantable condition and then made a 15% deduction because the property was worn and not to a high standard.

What decided it:Property condition

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…- TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 28 September 2024, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,895 in place of the existing rent of £1,650 per month to take effect from 1 November 2024 2. On 31 October 2024 , under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent…”
Asked for
“…_ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 28 September 2024, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,895 in place of the existing rent of £1,650 per month to take effect from 1 November 2024 2. On 31 October 2024 , under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord…”
Tribunal set
“…bany Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 4AG Judge Robert Latham Alison Flynn MA MRICS Landlord Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Hernando Address 2 Cornshaw Road, Dagenham, RM8 1SS Tenant Mr Muhammad Tayyab Khan and Miss Mariyam Rauf 1. The rent is: £ 1,870 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 November 2024 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligible/…”

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