22 Dorville Road, Lee, London SE12 8EB
No increasePre-Act rulesDecided 21 July 2025Case LON/00AZ/MNR/2025/0633
Rent before
£1,350
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,800
+33.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,350
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 14 December 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord’s notice proposed a rent of £1,800 a month for a two-bedroom maisonette in SE12. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,350 a month, effective from 14 December 2024, after finding that the property’s condition (including damp, mould, leaks and a cockroach infestation) justified a 20-25% reduction from its own initial valuation of £1,750 a month.
What decided it:Property condition
The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.
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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
- “…d the Property since August 2021 pursuant to an earlier tenancy agreement. The Tenants remained in occupation as statutory periodic tenants following expiry of the two- year contractual term of the tenancy . The current rent payable is £1,350.00 per calendar month. 4. Albeit that the landlord's agents initially requested a hearing and an inspection, the tenants did not. The tribunal understands that the tenants in fact vacated the Prope…”
- Asked for
- “…the FTT referring a notice proposing a new rent under the assured periodic tenancy of the Property. 2. The notice, which was served under section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 (“ the Act ”) was dated 23 October 2024 and proposed a rent of £1,800 per calendar month with effect from 14 December 2024. 3. The tenancy commenced on 14 August 2022 , at a monthly rent of £1350, albeit that the tenants had occupied the Property since August 2021…”
- Tribunal set
- “…emises The Tribunal members were 22 Dorville Road, Lee, London SE12 8EB Judge M Jones Ms J Rodericks MRICS, IRRV, FNARA Landlord Mr Graeme Lane Address Tenant Ms Chinonyerem Angela Chidi Achor & Mr Chidi Obinna Achor 1. The rent is: £ 1,350 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 14 December 2024 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligible…”
Other decisions in SE12
All of SE12- £2,400Was £2,100