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40 Dempster Road, LONDON, SW18 1AT

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 12 May 2025Case LON/00BJ/MNR/2025/0628
Rent before
£2,401
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£3,900
+62.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£2,639
+£238 a month (+9.9%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 9 December 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed a rent of £900 a week, up from the existing £554 a week, for a five-bedroom semidetached house in SW18. The tribunal determined a rent of £609.00 a week, effective from 9 December 2024. It reached this figure by valuing the property at £4,400 a month in good tenantable condition and applying a 40% deduction for its condition, including no central heating, partial double glazing and damp, and it gave little weight to the landlord's comparables of £4,600 to £7,000 a month.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

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
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…9 December 2024. ____________________________________ Full REASONS Background 1. On 6 November 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 900.00 per week in place of the existing rent of £ 554.00 per week to take effect from 9 December 2024. 2. On 29 November 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new ren…”
Asked for
“…nt of £609.00 per week wi th effect from 9 December 2024. ____________________________________ Full REASONS Background 1. On 6 November 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 900.00 per week in place of the existing rent of £ 554.00 per week to take effect from 9 December 2024. 2. On 29 November 2024 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
Tribunal set
“…ter Road, LONDON, SW18 1AT R Waterhouse FRICS C Piarroux JP Landlord AH St Pier Address C/O Primmer Olds BAS Mountbatten House, 1 Grosvenor Square Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2JU Tenant Mrs Jacqueline Doris Meredith 1. The rent is: £ 609.00 Per week (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 09 December 2024 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligible…”

Other decisions in SW18

All of SW18
  1. 33 Nantes Close, London, SW18 1JL
    Part of it, 1-bed flat, 13 Jul 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,400, asked £1,650
    £1,600
  2. 40 Dempster Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1AT
    Part of it, 2-bed house, 5 May 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £2,639, asked £4,008
    £2,873
  3. Flat 408, Anchor House, Smugglers Way, London, SW18 1EN
    Part of it, 2-bed flat, 22 Jul 2025, pre-Act rules
    Was £2,250, asked £2,650
    £2,385