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Flat 5, 52 Elsham Road, London, W14 8HD

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 29 July 2025Case LON/00AW/MNR/2025/0655
Rent before
£1,250
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£2,300
+84.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,490
+£240 a month (+19.2%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 8 January 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a one-bedroom flat in W14 from £1,250 a month to £2,300 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,490 a month, effective from 8 January 2025. It valued the flat at £1,750 a month in good condition, then deducted 15% for its condition, including worn decoration, broken window sash cords and faulty communal lighting and intercom, and gave the landlord's market summary no weight and the tenant's asking rents very little weight.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

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

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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…025 Background 1. The tenant lives in the property under a monthly, periodic assured tenancy. The landlord served on the tenant a Notice of Increase, dated 2 December 2024, proposing to increase the rent at the property from £1,250 per month to £2,300 per month with effect from 8 January 2025. 2. On 6 January 2025 the Tribunal received an application from the tenant, dated that day, referring the landlord's Notice of Increase to the tri…”
Asked for
“…sion : 4 June 2025 Date of reasons : 29 July 2025 REASONS FOR DECISION © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2025 Background 1. The tenant lives in the property under a monthly, periodic assured tenancy. The landlord served on the tenant a Notice of Increase, dated 2 December 2024, proposing to increase the rent at the property from £1,250 per month to £2,300 per month with effect from 8 January 2025. 2. On 6 January 2025 the Tribunal received an applicati…”
Tribunal set
“…ise any issue as to hardship. Accordingly, we determined that the rent would take effect from the date proposed in the landlord's notice of increase, 8 January 2025. Decision 21. Pursuant to the considerations above, we determined a rent of £1,490 per calendar month in this matter, such rent to take effect from 8 January 2025. Valuer Chairman: Mr Oliver Dowty MRICS Dated: 29 July 2025 ANNEX - RIGHTS OF APPEAL By rule 36(2) of the Tribun…”

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