Flat 16 Oaktree Court, 25 Pierrepoint Road, Acton, London, W3 9JL - Ref
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 16 March 2026Case LON/00AJ/MNR/2025/1013
Rent before
£1,350
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,800
+33.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,600
+£250 a month (+18.5%)
Matched in the decision textThe new rent takes effect from 16 March 2026.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a two-bedroom flat in W3 from £1,350 per calendar month to £1,800 per calendar month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,600 per calendar month, after valuing the flat at £1,700 per calendar month in modernised, good order and deducting £100 for damp and mould. It also ruled that the new rent should start on 16 March 2026, the date of its decision, rather than 16 October 2025, because of the tenant's limited income and the back rent that would otherwise be payable.
What decided it:Property conditionHardship
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
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
- The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
- A later start was granted for hardship
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…t 16 March 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 15 September 2025, the Landlord served a Notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,800.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,350.00 pcm to take effect from 16 October 2025. On 6 October 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
- “…£1,600.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 16 March 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 15 September 2025, the Landlord served a Notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,800.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £1,350.00 pcm to take effect from 16 October 2025. On 6 October 2025, under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ve None Date of Application 6 October 2025 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent Sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members J. A. Naylor FRICS FTPI Valuer Chair Date of Decision 16 March 2026 Rent Determined £1,600.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 16 March 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. 2. 3. On 15 September 2025, the Landlord served a Notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing…”
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