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29 Armitage Road Heston Hounslow Middx TW5 9JH

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 21 May 2026Case LON/00AT/MNR/2026/0121
Rent before
£1,800
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£2,500
+38.9% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£2,400
+£600 a month (+33.3%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 16 February 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £2,500 per calendar month, up from £1,800 per calendar month, for a three-bedroom house in TW5. The tribunal determined a rent of £2,400 per calendar month, starting on 16 February 2026, relying on the landlord's comparable lettings and the tribunal's own knowledge of the Hounslow market. It found the minor defects did not justify a reduction, and it did not defer the start date because the tenant's hardship claim lacked sufficient evidence.

What decided it:HardshipProperty condition

Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…ch 21 May 2026 £ 2,400 per calendar month 16 February 2026 REASONS FOR DECISION Background 1 A landlord's notice dated 28 December 2025, was served under Section 13(2) Housing Act 1988 proposing a new rent of £2,500 pcm in place of the passing rent of £1800 pcm to take effect from 16 February 2026. © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2013 2 On 12 February 2026 under S.13(4)(a) Housing Act 1988 the tenant referred the landlord's notice proposing a new ren…”
Asked for
“…88 Mr N. Martindale FRICS Mr M. Lynch 21 May 2026 £ 2,400 per calendar month 16 February 2026 REASONS FOR DECISION Background 1 A landlord's notice dated 28 December 2025, was served under Section 13(2) Housing Act 1988 proposing a new rent of £2,500 pcm in place of the passing rent of £1800 pcm to take effect from 16 February 2026. © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2013 2 On 12 February 2026 under S.13(4)(a) Housing Act 1988 the tenant referred the la…”
Tribunal set
“…8 The Tribunal finds the landlord's comparables let and to let in early 2026, helpful. From these and from the Tribunal's own general knowledge of market rent levels in Hounslow it determines that the 3 subject Property would let on normal Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) terms, for £2400 pcm, fully fitted and in good order. This is the rent we would expect the Property to let for in the open market if it was in the same condition as com…”

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    Full increase, 2-bed flat, 28 Sept 2026, pre-Act rules
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    Part of it, 3-bed house, 15 Sept 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,700, asked £2,300
    £1,898