67 Boxtree Road,Harrow Weald,London,HA3 6TN
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 23 October 2024Case LON/00AQ/MNR/2024/0167
Rent before
£2,210
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£3,050
+38.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£2,500
+£290 a month (+13.1%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 24 March 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a four-bedroom house in HA3 from £2,210 a month to £3,050 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £2,500 a month, effective from 24 March 2024. It valued the property at £2,700 a month in its current condition, then deducted £200 for poor internal condition, leaking sanitary fittings and damp staining.
What decided it:Property condition
Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
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
- “…ESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 6th February 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £3,050 per month in place of the existing rent of £2,210 per month to take effect from 24th March 2024. 2. The Tenants application is dated the 21st March 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988 .The Tenant referred the Land…”
- Asked for
- “…IRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On the 6th February 2024 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £3,050 per month in place of the existing rent of £2,210 per month to take effect from 24th March 2024. 2. The Tenants application is dated the 21st March 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housin…”
- Tribunal set
- “…Tribunal members were 67 Boxtree Road, Harrow Weald, London ,HA3 6TN Mr D Jagger MRICS Mr C Piarroux JP Landlord Find Your Place UK Ltd Address 401A Kilburn High Road, Maida Vale, London, NW6 7QE Tenant Gyanendra Rao 1. The rent is: £ 2,500 Per Month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 24th March 2024 *3. The amount included for services is not applicable…”
Other decisions in HA3
All of HA3- Flat 18, Farrand Court, Northwick Avenue, Kenton, Harrow, HA3 0ATNo increase, 1-bed flat, 21 Sept 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,650, asked £1,895£1,650Was £1,650, asked £1,895
- Flat 15, Orchid Court, 286 High Road, Harrow, Middx. HA3 7BDStruck out, Flat, 17 Sept 2026No rent set
- 35 Clewer Crescent, Harrow, HA3 5QAPart of it, 3-bed house, 21 Oct 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £1,850, asked £2,100£2,000Was £1,850, asked £2,100
- Flat 18 Farrans Court, Northwick Avenue, Kenton, HA3 0ATPart of it, 2-bed flat, 30 Sept 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £1,550, asked £1,900£1,650Was £1,550, asked £1,900
- Flat 2, 25 College Hill Road, Harrow, London, HA3 7HGPart of it, 2-bed flat, 9 Apr 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £1,250, asked £2,500£1,660Was £1,250, asked £2,500
- Flat 9b Aberdeen Road, Harrow, HA3 7NFNo increase, 2-bed flat, 28 Oct 2024, pre-Act rulesWas £1,200, asked £1,680£1,200Was £1,200, asked £1,680