2 Tenham Avenue, London, SW2 4XR
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 9 October 2024Case LON/00AY/MNR/2024/0293
Rent before
£800
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£880
+10.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£880
+£80 a month (+10.0%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 June 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £880 a month for a two-bedroom maisonette in SW2, up from £800 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £880 a month, effective from 1 June 2024. It started from an open market rent of £2,000 a month in good tenantable condition and deducted about 60% (£1,200) for the property's general condition, missing white goods, carpets and curtains, partial central heating and damp in the kitchen and bathroom.
What decided it:Property condition
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
- “…________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 10 April 2024 the Landlord's agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £880 per month in place of the existing rent of £800 per month to take effect from 1 June 2024. 2. There is a lack of clarity as to the date on which this tenancy started. The application notice indicates that it commenced on 16 Decemb…”
- Asked for
- “…h effect from1 June 2024. ____________________________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 10 April 2024 the Landlord's agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £880 per month in place of the existing rent of £800 per month to take effect from 1 June 2024. 2. There is a lack of clarity as to the date on which this tenancy started. The application notice in…”
- Tribunal set
- “…bers were 2 Tenham Avenue, London, SW2 4XR N O'Brien Tribunal Judge K Ridgeway Valuer Member Landlord Dorrington Residential Ltd Address c/o Savills, Exchange House, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0BF Tenant Mr P Newman 1. The rent is: £ 880 Per Calendar Month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 June 2024 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligib…”
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