89 St Michaels Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 6SA: LON/00AE/F77/2026/0021 LON/00AE/F77/2026/0021
FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL
PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY)
Case No LON/00AE/F77/2026/0021
Between
1. The fair rent isApplicantTenantRespondentLloyd Pink and Karis PinkTenantSovereign Network GroupLandlord
Before
Judge J Stewart
Members
Mrs E Ratcliff MRICSDate 1 April 2026Property: London, HA9 6SAType of application: Section 70, Rent Act 1977 Mrs E Ratcliff MRICS
[3]The amount for services is Sovereign Network Group Lloyd Pink and Karis Pink 428.00 Per calendar month 1 April 2026 (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3&4) not applicable Per[4]The amount for fuel charges (excluding heating and lighting of common parts) not counting for rent allowance is not applicable Per The rent is not to be registered as variable.[6]The capping provisions of the Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 apply (please see calculation overleaf)[7]Details (other than rent) where different from Rent Register entry[8]For information only: The fair rent to be registered is not limited by the Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999, because it is the same below the maximum fair rent of £ 466.00 per calendar month. Chairman Mrs E Ratcliff Date of decision 1 April 2026 FR27 FR27 MAXIMUM FAIR RENT CALCULATION LATEST RPI FIGURE X 408.2 PREVIOUS RPI FIGURE Y 367.2 X 408.2 Minus Y 367.2 =(a) (A) 41.0 (A) 41.0 Divided by Y 367.2 =(b) (B) 0.111656 First application for re-registration since 1 February 1999 - NO If yes (B) plus 1.075 =(c) (C) If no (B) plus 1.05 = (C) 1.161656 Last registered rent* 401.00 Multiplied by (C) = 465.82 *(exclusive of any variable service charge) Rounded up to nearest 50p = £466.00 Variable service charge NO If YES add amount for services MAXIMUM FAIR RENT = £466.00 Per calendar month Explanatory Note[1]The calculation of the maximum fair rent, in accordance with the formula contained in the Order, is set out above.[2]In summary, the formula provides for the maximum fair rent to be calculated by:(a) increasing the previous registered rent by the percentage change in the retail price index (the RPI) since the date of that earlier registration and(b) adding a further 7.5% (if the present application was the first since 1 February 1999) or 5% (if it is a second or subsequent application since that date). A 7.5% increase is represented, in the calculation set out above, by the addition of 1.075 to (B) and an increase of 5% is represented by the addition of 1.05 to (B). The result is rounded up to the nearest 50 pence.[3]For the purposes of the calculation the latest RPI figure (x) is that published in the calendar month immediately before the month in which the Tribunal’s fair rent determination was made.[4]The process differs where the tenancy agreement contains a variable service charge and the rent is to be registered as variable under section 71(4) of the Rent Act 1977. In such a case the variable service charge is removed before applying the formula. When the amount determined by the application of the formula is ascertained the service charge is then added to that sum in order to produce the maximum fair rent. --- decision_2.pdf --- FR27 First-tier Tribunal – Property Chamber File Ref No. LON/00AE/F77/2026/0021 Notice of the Tribunal Decision [Amended] We exercise our powers under Rule 50 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 correct the clerical mistake, accidental slip or omission in the address box of our Decision dated 1 April 2026. Our amendments are made in bold red type. We have corrected our original Decision for clarity and so that the Rent Register entry is correct. Rent Act 1977 Schedule 11 Address of Premises The Tribunal members were 89 St Michaels Avenue, Wembley, London, HA9 6SA Regional Surveyor, Mrs E Ratcliff MRICS Judge J Stewart Landlord Lloyd Pink and Karis Pink Tenant Sovereign Network Group[1]The fair rent is 428.00 Per calendar month (excluding water rates and council tax but including any amounts in paras 3&4) The effective date is 1 April 2026 The amount for services is not applicable Per[4]The amount for fuel charges (excluding heating and lighting of common parts) not counting for rent allowance is not applicable Per The rent is not to be registered as variable.[6]The capping provisions of the Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 apply (please see calculation overleaf)[7]Details (other than rent) where different from Rent Register entry[8]For information only: The fair rent to be registered is not limited by the Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999, because it is the same below the maximum fair rent of £ 466.00 per calendar month. Chairman Mrs E Ratcliff Date of decision 1 April 2026 Amended on 17 June 2026 FR27 MAXIMUM FAIR RENT CALCULATION LATEST RPI FIGURE X 408.2 PREVIOUS RPI FIGURE Y 367.2 X 408.2 Minus Y 367.2 =(a) (A) 41.0 (A) 41.0 Divided by Y 367.2 =(b) (B) 0.111656 First application for re-registration since 1 February 1999 - NO If yes (B) plus 1.075 =(c) (C) If no (B) plus 1.05 = (C) 1.161656 Last registered rent* 401.00 Multiplied by (C) = 465.82 *(exclusive of any variable service charge) Rounded up to nearest 50p = £466.00 Variable service charge NO If YES add amount for services MAXIMUM FAIR RENT = £466.00 Per calendar month Explanatory Note[1]The calculation of the maximum fair rent, in accordance with the formula contained in the Order, is set out above.[2]In summary, the formula provides for the maximum fair rent to be calculated by:(a) increasing the previous registered rent by the percentage change in the retail price index (the RPI) since the date of that earlier registration and(b) adding a further 7.5% (if the present application was the first since 1 February 1999) or 5% (if it is a second or subsequent application since that date). A 7.5% increase is represented, in the calculation set out above, by the addition of 1.075 to (B) and an increase of 5% is represented by the addition of 1.05 to (B). The result is rounded up to the nearest 50 pence.[3]For the purposes of the calculation the latest RPI figure (x) is that published in the calendar month immediately before the month in which the Tribunal’s fair rent determination was made.[4]The process differs where the tenancy agreement contains a variable service charge and the rent is to be registered as variable under section 71(4) of the Rent Act 1977. In such a case the variable service charge is removed before applying the formula. When the amount determined by the application of the formula is ascertained the service charge is then added to that sum in order to produce the maximum fair rent.