R v London Rent Assessment Panel, ex parte Mota
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (8802) 16 January 1988, 66-70(3)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: QBD 3 November 1987. Application for judicial review by the tenant, (M) challenging a decision made by the London Rent Assessment Panel (LRAP), assessing a fair rent for a flat on the basis it was furnished. M rented a flat which the landlords wished to renovate. A written agreement was reached between the parties, whereby M would move to another flat whilst the work was going on, and move back to a renovated flat, although this would be different to the original. Confirmation was also given that M would have a protected tenancy of the new flat, the fair rent to be fixed by a rent officer. The agreement also stressed that the landlords would have no objection to M using her own furniture, which would be removed and re-installed at the end of the tenancy. The rent was registered on the basis of a furnished tenancy and M objected, appealing to the LRAP, where the rent was reduced by £250, but still on the furnished tenancy basis. The decision was challenged. QBD held, rejecting M`s app| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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QBD 3 November 1987. Application for judicial review by the tenant, (M) challenging a decision made by the London Rent Assessment Panel (LRAP), assessing a fair rent for a flat on the basis it was furnished. M rented a flat which the landlords wished to renovate. A written agreement was reached between the parties, whereby M would move to another flat whilst the work was going on, and move back to a renovated flat, although this would be different to the original. Confirmation was also given that M would have a protected tenancy of the new flat, the fair rent to be fixed by a rent officer. The agreement also stressed that the landlords would have no objection to M using her own furniture, which would be removed and re-installed at the end of the tenancy. The rent was registered on the basis of a furnished tenancy and M objected, appealing to the LRAP, where the rent was reduced by £250, but still on the furnished tenancy basis. The decision was challenged. QBD held, rejecting M`s app