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Evening Standard
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Grant Williams

London landlord who tried to hike rent in mouldy 'foul-smelling' flat ordered to lower it by tribunal

Black mould on the ceilng of a property - ((Andrew Paterson/Alamy/PA - stock image))

A North London landlord tried to hike a tenant’s rent but has been ordered to lower it instead after a tribunal determined that the property was in a state of disrepair.

An inspection of the flat found black mould, cracked walls from leak damage and poor flooring, which had to be “taken into account and reflected in the rent”.

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