8 Pierhead Lock, 416 Manchester Road, London, E14 3FD
Condition: The property was assumed to be in reasonable internal decorative condition, fully fitted and in good order, with no inspection carried out.
Evidence considered
- Tenant cited nearby two-bedroom, two-bathroom flats letting at £2,500-£2,750 pcm (links provided but not followed by tribunal, as full details were required)
- Tribunal relied on its own general knowledge of market rent levels in LB Tower Hamlets for this property type
- Tribunal noted higher rents in nearby Charter Street and Marsh Wall related to newer, higher-specification buildings, not directly comparable
- Landlord submitted no representations or evidence
Tenant submitted evidence: yes. Landlord submitted evidence: no.
Tribunal's reasoning
The landlord proposed increasing the rent from £2,700 to £3,100 pcm. The tribunal found the proposed rent unrealistically high, noting the tenant's evidence that comparable two-bedroom flats in the area let for £2,500-£2,750 pcm, and that higher rents cited by reference to nearby Charter Street and Marsh Wall related to newer, higher-specification buildings not comparable to this older, mid-rise Docklands block. Relying on its own knowledge of the local market and the tenant's comparables, the tribunal determined the new market rent should remain at the existing passing rent of £2,700 pcm, with no adjustment for hardship sought.
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