Rent Increase Checker

Flat 9, 59 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9RU

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 15 April 2025Case LON/00AW/MNR/2023/0364
Rent before
£3,000
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£3,975
+32.5% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£3,300
+£300 a month (+10.0%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 29 September 2023, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, Bank Holdings Limited, proposed raising the rent of a flat in SW10 from £3,000 a month to £3,975 a month. The tribunal determined a rent of £3,300 a month from 29 September 2023, valuing the flat in good tenantable condition at £5,500 a month and then deducting 40% for the dated kitchen and bathroom, the missing carpets, curtains and white goods, and the poor condition of the French windows and general condition. It gave the landlord's asking-rent evidence very limited weight and found that most of the tenant's achieved-rent comparables were smaller than the flat.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejectedSize

Both sides 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
Rent before
“…lord served on the Tenant two notices under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 ('the Act'), without prejudice to each other ('the Notices'). Each proposed a new rent of £3,975.00 per month (or £11,425.00 per quarter) in place of the existing rent of £3,000 per month (or £9,000 per quarter) to take effect from 29 September 2023. Various other notices were served subsequently, but have now been withdrawn, so that we need not trouble ou…”
Asked for
“…___________________________________ REASONS 1. On 19 June 2023 the Landlord served on the Tenant two notices under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 ('the Act'), without prejudice to each other ('the Notices'). Each proposed a new rent of £3,975.00 per month (or £11,425.00 per quarter) in place of the existing rent of £3,000 per month (or £9,000 per quarter) to take effect from 29 September 2023. Various other notices were served su…”
Tribunal set
“…3 Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Judge N Carr Mrs H Bowers BSc (Econ) MRICS MSc Date of Hearing : 18 March 2025 Date of Decision : 15 April 2025 _______________________________________________ DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £3,300 per calendar month with effect from 29 September 2023. ____________________________________ REASONS 1. On 19 June 2023 the Landlord served on the Tenant two notices under Section 13(2) of the…”