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2 Hitcham Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8HN

Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 9 September 2024Case LON/00BH/MNR/2024/0141
Rent before
£1,350
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,700
+25.9% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,300
−£50 a month (-3.7%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 16 April 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £1,700 a month, up from £1,350 a month, for a two-bedroom flat in E17. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,300 a month from 16 April 2024. It valued the open market rent in good tenantable condition and then deducted 25% for damp, mould and uncompleted works.

What decided it:Property condition

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…OPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 7th March 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 1700 in place of the existing rent of £1350 per calendar month to take effect from 16th April 2024. 2. On 14th March 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a n…”
Asked for
“…_____ FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 7th March 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 1700 in place of the existing rent of £1350 per calendar month to take effect from 16th April 2024. 2. On 14th March 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the L…”
Tribunal set
“…14 Address of Premises The Tribunal members were 2 Hitcham Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8HN Judge Shepherd Kevin Ridgeway MRICS Landlord ESTATES 17 Address 47 Oxford Road , London , E17 9HJ Tenant Anzelika Peziene 1. The rent is: £ 1300 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 16th April 2024 *3. The amount included for services is not applicable…”

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