17 Briar Road, London SW16 4LT
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 27 October 2025Case LON/00AH/MNR/2025/0734
Rent before
£1,650
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£2,100
+27.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,780
+£130 a month (+7.9%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 13 March 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord asked for a rent of £2,100 a month for a three-bedroom house in SW16, up from £1,650 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,780 a month, effective from 13 March 2025. It reached that figure by deducting for the property's poor condition, including damp, a dated kitchen and bathroom and dated windows, and gave little weight to the landlord's list of asking rents.
What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…5 2 Background 1. The tenant lives in the property under a monthly, periodic assured tenancy. The landlord served on the tenant a Notice of Increase, dated 19 January 2025, proposing to increase the rent at the property from £1,650 per month to £2,100 per month with effect from 13 March 2025. 2. On 12 March 2025 the Tribunal received an application from the tenant, dated that day, referring the landlord's Notice of Increase to the tribu…”
- Asked for
- “…October 2025 Date of reasons : 8 December 2025 REASONS FOR DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2025 2 Background 1. The tenant lives in the property under a monthly, periodic assured tenancy. The landlord served on the tenant a Notice of Increase, dated 19 January 2025, proposing to increase the rent at the property from £1,650 per month to £2,100 per month with effect from 13 March 2025. 2. On 12 March 2025 the Tribunal received an application…”
- Tribunal set
- “…dress of Premises The Tribunal members were 17 Briar Road, London, SW16 4LT Mr O Dowty MRICS Mr L Packer Landlord Mr Mark Eburne Address 11 Riverside Walk, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2JG Tenant Chantell Graham 1. The rent is: £ 1,780 Per Month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 13 March 2025 3. The amount included for services is not applicable N/…”
Other decisions in SW16
All of SW16- 34 Leigham Vale Streatham SW16 2JHHouse, 4 Apr 2025, pre-Act rules£1,751