8 Abbeywood Road, Abbeywood, London, SE2 9NP
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 11 October 2024Case LON/00AL/MNR/2024/0174
Rent before
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Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Landlord asked for
£850
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£765
Matched in the decision text
BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 April 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £850 per month for a double room in a licensed shared house in SE2, replacing a passing rent of £645.00 per month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £765.00 per month from 1 April 2024. It valued the room at £850.00 per month in good letting condition, then reduced it for damp, a defective window and limited sockets.
What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected
Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…ssion - Tenant 11. The Tenant provided a copy of a section 21 Notice dated 31 January 2024. A tenancy agreement for period 1 January 2022 at initially £590 per month, a witness statement dated 28 June 2024, which showed rent payable from 21 March 2022 was £ 605 per month, with an additional £13.25 per month for services, and from 1 January 2023 a rent of £645.00 per month, with an additional £13.25 per month payable. 12. The tenant comp…”
- Asked for
- “…roperty is Room 1 in a licensed House in Multiple Occupation at 8 Abbey Wood Road London SE2 9NP. The Tenant has shared use of a kitchen and a bathroom and garden. 2. The Notice of Increase of Rent dated 31 January 2024 proposed a new rent of £850 per month to take effect on 1 April 2024 in lieu of a passing rent of £645.00 per month. 3. The Tribunal received the tenancy agreement with the application, showing the contractual term comme…”
- Tribunal set
- “…e Tribunal members were 8 Abbeywood Road, Abbeywood, London, SE2 9NP R Waterhouse FRICS O Miller Landlord B & M Real Estate Limited Address 2 Oaklands Close, Bexleyheath, DA6 7AP Tenant Mr Augustine Matthew Senenssie 1. The rent is: £ 765.00 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 2024 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligible/no…”
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
- 8 Abbey Wood Road, Abbey Wood, London, SE2 9NPPart of it, Room, 20 Oct 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £765, asked £850£810Was £765, asked £850
- 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