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Flat B,5 Poets Road, London, N5 2SL​

Pre-Act rulesDecided 11 September 2025Case LON/00AU/MNR/2025/0814
Rent before
£620
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£637
+2.8% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
—
Withheld: failed a sanity check

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 11 May 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, Peabody Trust, served a notice proposing a rent of £636.96 a month (including a £27.31 service charge) in place of £619.76 a month for a one-bedroom unfurnished flat in N5. The tribunal, deciding on the papers, determined a rent of £1,600 a month from 11 May 2025. It valued the flat in good lettable condition at £1,750 a month and deducted £150 a month for the lack of white goods and single-glazed windows.

What decided it:Property conditionFurnishing

Only the tenant gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…OPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. The Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 dated 7 April 2025 which proposed a new rent of £636.96 per month (inclusive of £27.31 service charge) in place of the existing rent of £619.76 per month to take effect from 11 May 2025. 2. On the 25 April 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent t…”
Asked for
“…____ FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 SUMMARY REASONS Background 1. The Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 dated 7 April 2025 which proposed a new rent of £636.96 per month (inclusive of £27.31 service charge) in place of the existing rent of £619.76 per month to take effect from 11 May 2025. 2. On the 25 April 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Hous…”