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Flat 2 Mills House, Thessaly Road, London, SW8 4HD

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 16 December 2024Case LON/00BJ/MNR/2024/0308
Rent before
£650
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£895
+37.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£808
+£158 a month (+24.2%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 December 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a furnished room in a flat in SW8 from £650 a month to £895 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £807.50 a month, starting 1 December 2024 instead of 1 June 2024 because the increase would have caused the tenant undue hardship. It based the figure on the £950 a month letting of another room in the same flat, reduced by 10% for its smaller size and by 5% for its decorative condition and a defective window latch, and gave little weight to the tenant's comparable, a social housing rent.

What decided it:SizeProperty conditionComparables rejected

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
  • The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…ual periodic tenancy, that began as an initial 6 month fixed term tenancy on 12 August 2022. 2. The landlord served on the tenant a Notice of Increase, dated 17 April 2024, proposing to increase the rent at the property from £ 650 per month to £895 per month with effect from 1 June 2024. 3. On 31 May 2024 the Tribunal received an application from the tenant, dated that day , referring the landlord's Notice of Increase to the tribunal, c…”
Asked for
“…N COPYRIGHT 2025 Background 1. The tenants live at the property under a monthly contractual periodic tenancy, that began as an initial 6 month fixed term tenancy on 12 August 2022. 2. The landlord served on the tenant a Notice of Increase, dated 17 April 2024, proposing to increase the rent at the property from £ 650 per month to £895 per month with effect from 1 June 2024. 3. On 31 May 2024 the Tribunal received an application from the…”
Tribunal set
“…al members were Flat 2 Mills House, Thessaly Road, London, SW8 4HD Mr O Dowty MRICS Mr C Piarroux Landlord Tetyana Samina Address Flat 6, Albany Court, Richmond Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT2 5DE Tenant Mr Oleg Otel 1. The rent is: £ 807.50 Per Month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 1 December 2024 3. The amount included for services is not applicable…”

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