LON/00AL/MNR/2024/0227
A First-tier Tribunal decision on the rent for a 1-bedroom room in SE2.
- Decided
- 23 October 2024
- Postcode district
- SE2
- Property
- 1-bedroom, Room, 21 m², true
- Rent before
- £740 a month
- Landlord proposed
- £1,150 a month
- Tribunal determined
- £900 a month-21.7% on the proposal
- Payable from
- 23 October 2024
- Rules applied
- Before the Renters’ Rights Act
What the tribunal said
The tribunal assessed the unadjusted open market rent for the single room in an HMO at £1,000 per month based on local knowledge and comparable internal room lettings. Deductions were made to account for defects, dilapidations, obsolescence, tenant improvements, floor coverings, and furniture provided by the tenant, resulting in a determined market rent of £900 per month.
The property
The tenant reported defects. Deductions were applied for tenant improvements, tenant-supplied furniture and floor coverings, dilapidations, and obsolescence.
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