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Flat 13 Rigby House, 456-462 High Road, London, N17 9BF

Pre-Act rulesDecided 17 September 2024Case LON/00AP/MNR/2024/0254
Rent before
£1,296
a month
Model-assisted reading
Landlord asked for
—
Withheld: our two readings disagreed
Tribunal set
£1,300
+£4 a month (+0.3%)
Model-assisted reading

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, Sovereign Network Group, proposed a new rent of £322.19 a week in place of the existing £299.18 a week for a two-bedroom flat in N17. The tribunal, deciding on the papers, set the rent at £300 a week from 1 April 2024. It valued the flat at about £400 a week in good condition, then deducted 25% (£100) because the furniture was worn and the flat and block were in a tired condition compared with the modern comparables.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejectedFurnishing

Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
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Where the figures came from
Asked for
“…__ FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. On 26 February 2024, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £322.19 in place of the existing rent of £299.18 per week to take effect from 1 April 2024 2. On 13 March 2024, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's no…”

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