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Unit 1, 2B Mountbatten Close, Gipsy Hill, SE19 1AP

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 8 September 2025Case LON/00AY/MNR/2025/0821
Rent before
£850
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,295
+52.4% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£855
+£5 a month (+0.6%)
Matched in the decision text

The new rent takes effect from 8 September 2025.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the monthly rent from £850 to £1,295 for a self-contained room with a shower room and shared kitchen in SE19. The tribunal determined a rent of £855 a month, effective from 8 September 2025, after valuing a fully self-contained equivalent at £950 a month and deducting 10% for the shared kitchen and for the lack of heating, double glazing, carpets, curtains and white goods. It gave little weight to the landlord's comparables, relied partly on its own knowledge of rental values, and found that the landlord's proposed start date would cause the tenant undue hardship.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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
  • A later start was granted for hardship
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…HT 2023 FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 REASONS Background 1. On 9 May 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 1295.00 in place of the existing rent of £ 850.00 per month to take effect from 16 June 2025. 2. On 17 May 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to th…”
Asked for
“…_________________ © CROWN COPYRIGHT 2023 FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) 2 REASONS Background 1. On 9 May 2025 the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £ 1295.00 in place of the existing rent of £ 850.00 per month to take effect from 16 June 2025. 2. On 17 May 2025 under Section 13(4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's…”
Tribunal set
“…f Premises The Tribunal members were Unit 1, 2B Mountbatten Close, Gipsy Hill, SE19 1AP Mr A Harris LLM FRICS FCIArb Landlord Maurice Laurent Ltd Address 45 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7JB Tenant Mr Paul Grant 1. The rent is: £ 855.00 Per month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3) 2. The date the decision takes effect is: 8 September 2025 *3. The amount included for services is/is negligibl…”

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