8 Abbey Wood Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9NP
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 20 October 2025Case LON/00AL/MNR/2025/0769
Rent before
£765
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£850
+11.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£810
+£45 a month (+5.9%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 April 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £850 a month, up from £765 a month, for a room in a licensed shared house in SE2. The tribunal determined a market rent of £810 a month from 1 April 2025. It said a room in good condition would attract £900 a month, but reduced this in view of the condition of the shared areas and of the room itself, including damp and mould.
What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejectedSize
Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
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Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…Wood Road London SE2 9NP. The Tenant has shared use of a kitchen bathroom and garden. 2. On 20 January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under the Housing Act 1988 (“the Act”) which proposed a new rent of £850 per month in place of the existing rent of £765 per month to take effect from 1 April 2025. 3. On 31 March 2025 under section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the…”
- Asked for
- “…use in Multiple Occupation at 8 Abbey Wood Road London SE2 9NP. The Tenant has shared use of a kitchen bathroom and garden. 2. On 20 January 2025 the Landlord served a notice under the Housing Act 1988 (“the Act”) which proposed a new rent of £850 per month in place of the existing rent of £765 per month to take effect from 1 April 2025. 3. On 31 March 2025 under section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord…”
- Tribunal set
- “…he Tribunal members were 8 Abbey Wood Road London SE2 9NP Mr Charles Norman FRICS Mr John Francis QPM Landlord B & M Real Estate Limited Address 2 Oaklands Close Bexleyheath DA6 7AP Tenant Augustine Matthew Senenssie 1. The rent is: £ 810 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 April 2025 *3. The amount included for services is not applicable Per…”
Other decisions in SE2
All of SE2- 5 Abbey Grove, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9EUPart of it, 3-bed flat, 7 Oct 2026, new rulesWas £1,900, asked £2,200£2,100Was £1,900, asked £2,200
- 64 Panfield Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9DQPart of it, 3-bed house, 28 Oct 2024, pre-Act rulesWas £1,400, asked £2,100£1,800Was £1,400, asked £2,100
- £900Was £740, asked £1,150
- £765Asked £850