21 Sandbach Place, London, SE18 7EX

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a three-bedroom house in SE18 from £1,250 a month to £2,000 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,600 a month, starting from from its £2,000 a month market rent figure for a property in good tenantable condition, after an approximate 20% deduction for missing curtains and white goods, a dated kitchen, leaks, water damage and mould, and damaged doors and floor coverings. Because the proposed start date would cause undue hardship to the tenants, it directed that the new rent take effect on the decision date, 20 December 2024.

The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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• The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
• The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
• A later start was granted for hardship