82 Acanthus Drive, Bermondsey, London, SE1 5HJ
Condition: Purpose-built maisonette with carpets, double glazing and electric storage heaters, parking and a front garden but no rear garden.
Evidence considered
- Landlord submitted a list of comparable properties; most were accepted as representative of the market, but the last five were excluded as unrepresentative.
- Tenant submitted a tenancy agreement with a rent review clause but no comparable rental evidence.
- Tribunal also relied on its own general knowledge and expertise of rental values in the area.
Tenant submitted evidence: no. Landlord submitted evidence: yes.
Tribunal's reasoning
The tribunal rejected arguments that a contractual rent review clause superseded the statutory section 13 process, finding both competing tenancy agreements were now periodic and section 13 applied. Relying on landlord-supplied comparables (excluding the last five, considered unrepresentative) and its own expert knowledge of the local market, the tribunal determined a market rent of £1,900 pcm, matching the landlord's proposed figure. Due to the tenant's accepted hardship (Universal Credit recipient, disabled), the new rent was set to take effect from the decision date rather than the earlier date in the landlord's notice.
Read the original decision (PDF, GOV.UK)
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