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Flat 27 Sheengate Mansions, 259 Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen, London, SW14 8QS

Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 7 October 2025Case LON/00BD/MNR/2025/0698
Rent before
£1,100
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,200
+9.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,035
−£65 a month (-5.9%)
Matched in the decision text

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

In short

The landlord, a company, proposed a rent of £1,200 a month, up from £1,100 a month, for a flat in SW14. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,035 a month from 1 April 2025, valuing the flat in good condition at £2,300 a month from its own knowledge of East Sheen rents, then deducting £1,265 a month (55%) because of its poor condition, including damp, single glazing and no central heating. The landlord made no submissions and neither party provided comparable rental evidence.

What decided it:Property conditionA party didn't respond

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

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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…L PROPERTY) ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. The landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 dated 6 February 2025 which proposed a new rent of £1,200 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,100 per month to take effect from 1 April 2025. This being an increase of £100 per month 2. On the 13 February 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the tenant referred…”
Asked for
“…ER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) ____________________________________ SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. The landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 dated 6 February 2025 which proposed a new rent of £1,200 per month in place of the existing rent of £1,100 per month to take effect from 1 April 2025. This being an increase of £100 per month 2. On the 13 February 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of th…”
Tribunal set
“…ccount the archaic condition of the property, previous damp penetration, significant plaster repairs and cracking, single glazed windows, no central heating, no white goods, carpets or curtains provided by the landlord. This reduces the rental figure to £1,035 per month. It should be noted that this figure cannot be a simple arithmetical calculation and is not based on capital costs but is the Tribunal's estimate of the amount by which…”

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