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31 Arrow Road, Bow, London E3 3HE - Ref

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 3 March 2026Case LON/00BG/MNR/2025/0901
Rent before
£1,600
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,950
+21.9% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,610
+£10 a month (+0.6%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 August 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord sought to raise the rent from £1,600 a month to £1,950 a month for a two-bedroom house in E3. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,610 a month, effective from 1 August 2025. It started from £2,300 a month for the house in good condition, then made a 30% deduction (£690) for its poor condition, including damp, mould and disrepair.

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…2014 for a term of 12 months at a rent of £1,400 per month. Therefore, this is a periodic assured tenancy. 2. The landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 on the 29 June 2025 seeking to increase the rent from £1,600 per month to £1,950 per month being an increase of £350 effective from 1 August 2025. 3. By an application dated 29 July 2025, the tenants referred that Notice to the Tribunal for a determin…”
Asked for
“…al were provided with a copy of the tenancy agreement which commenced on the 1 November 2014 for a term of 12 months at a rent of £1,400 per month. Therefore, this is a periodic assured tenancy. 2. The landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 on the 29 June 2025 seeking to increase the rent from £1,600 per month to £1,950 per month being an increase of £350 effective from 1 August 2025. 3. By an applica…”
Tribunal set
“…information provided by the tenant and the findings during the inspection. Using its own expertise, the Tribunal considers that a deduction of 30% (£690) should be applied in order to take account of the above matters. This reduces the figure to £1,610 per month. 19. It should be noted that this figure cannot be a simple arithmetical calculation and is not based upon capital costs but is the Tribunal's estimate of the amount by which t…”

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