4+-bedroom terraced house in Barking and Dagenham
LON/00AB/MNR/2025/0654. A First-tier Tribunal decision. See rents and other decisions in Barking and Dagenham.
- Decided
- 27 May 2025
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Postcode district
- IG11
- Property
- 4+-bedroom, Terraced house, furnished
- Rent before
- £2,000 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £2,200 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £2,200 a monthProposal confirmed
- Payable from
- 10 January 2025
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal considered market comparables for four-bedroom properties in the Barking area, ranging between £2,100 and £2,900 per month. Taking into account the property condition, tenant improvements, and landlord-provided sofa, the tribunal determined the market rent to be £2,200 per month. Personal hardship arguments were not legally relevant under section 14.
The property
Tenant painted the bedrooms and ground floor. Intermittent boiler defects, issues with cooker and hob, bath drainage problems, weak bathroom extractor fan, and mould in en-suite bathroom reported. Tenant provided carpets and curtains; landlord provided a sofa.
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