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Flat 1 Ground Floor Flat, 5 Empress Avenue, Ilford, IG1 3DE

Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 10 June 2025Case LON/00BC/MNR/2025/0680
Rent before
£988
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,250
+26.6% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£935
−£53 a month (-5.3%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 February 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, Orient Properties Ltd, proposed a rent of £1,250 per month, up from the existing £987.60 per month, for a studio flat in IG1. The tribunal determined a rent of £935 per month from 1 February 2025, starting from its estimate of £1,100 per month for the flat in good condition and deducting 15% for damaged kitchen fittings, mould, basic decoration, a basic heating system and the lack of white goods. Neither party gave comparable rental evidence, so the tribunal relied on its own knowledge of Ilford rents.

What decided it:Property condition

The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…IBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. The Landlord served a notice dated 9 December 2024 under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,250 per month in place of the existing rent of £987.60 per month to take effect from 1 February 2025. 2. On the 27 January 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new…”
Asked for
“…______ © CROWN COPYRIGHT FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. The Landlord served a notice dated 9 December 2024 under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,250 per month in place of the existing rent of £987.60 per month to take effect from 1 February 2025. 2. On the 27 January 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referre…”
Tribunal set
“…ion 14 Address of Premises The Tribunal members were Flat 1 5 Empress Avenue, Ilford Essex 1G1 3DE Mr D Jagger MRICS Landlord Orient Properties Ltd Address 137 High Road, Leyton, London E15 2DG Tenant Mr Shehzad Khan 1. The rent is: £ 935 Per Month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 February 2025 *3. The amount included for services is not applicable P…”

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