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First Floor Flat,1A Dorset Road, London E7 8PR

Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 19 May 2026Case LON/00BB/MNR/2026/0039
Rent before
£1,600
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,750
+9.4% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,400
−£200 a month (-12.5%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 18 January 2026, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord asked for £1,750 a month for a two-bedroom first-floor flat in E7, up from £1,600 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,400 a month from 18 January 2026, after valuing the flat at £1,750 a month in good order and reducing that by 20% for its condition, including mould linked to inadequate ventilation and a bedroom it found effectively unusable.

What decided it:Property condition

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…effect 18 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 24 November 2025, the landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1750.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1600.00 pcm to take effect from 18 January 2026. 2. On 12 December 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the tenant referred the landlord's notice proposing a new rent to…”
Asked for
“…ay 2026 Rent Determined £1400 pcm Date the new rent takes effect 18 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 24 November 2025, the landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1750.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1600.00 pcm to take effect from 18 January 2026. 2. On 12 December 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the tenan…”
Tribunal set
“…one Date of Application 12 December 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members R Waterhouse FRICS C Piarroux JP M Lynch Date of Decision 19 May 2026 Rent Determined £1400 pcm Date the new rent takes effect 18 January 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 24 November 2025, the landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed…”

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    Rent cut, 4-bed house, 24 Jun 2026, pre-Act rules
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    Full increase, Studio, 15 Oct 2024, pre-Act rules
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