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Rent tribunal decisions in the RH postcode area
62 published rent tribunal decisions in the RH postcode area. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 16 market-rent decisions in the RH postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed 2 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the RH postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in the RH postcode area yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 38
- Set below the proposal
- 68% of 25 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 4%
- Median rent set
- £1,060
- Cut 68%
- Confirmed 28%
- Above 4%
Raising rents in the RH postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Sharpthorne Road, East Grinstead RH192-bed semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £750 | £1,550 | £935 | Cut 39.7% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Sharpthorne Road, East Grinstead RH19House · Mid Sussex | £600 | — | £720 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Top Road, East Grinstead RH19Mid Sussex | £650 | £1,250 | £1,250 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 Aug 2026 | East Grinstead RH193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £650 | £1,550 | £975 | Cut 37.1% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Plaw Hatch Lane, East Grinstead RH193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wealden | £1,075 | £1,500 | £1,300 | Cut 13.3% | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Grinstead Lane, East Grinstead RH19Mid Sussex | £1,475 | £2,170 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Chilling street, Sharpthorne RH193-bed furnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £1,250 | £1,784 | £1,425 | Cut 20.1% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Chilling Street, Nr East Grinstead RH193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £775 | £1,750 | £1,105 | Cut 36.9% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Faygate Lane, Horsham RH123-bed detached house · Horsham | — | — | £1,106 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Primrose Lane, Wealden RH182-bed semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Wealden RH193-bed semi-detached house · Wealden | £850 | £1,500 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Old Farm Close, Haywards Heath RH172-bed home · Mid Sussex | £867 | — | £1,079 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Shaws Road, Crawley RH10Room in a shared house · Crawley | £750 | £850 | £800 | Cut 5.9% | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Church Road, Horley RH63-bed furnished semi-detached house · Reigate and Banstead | £1,900 | £2,200 | £2,000 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Colwell Gardens, Hayards Heath RH16Mid Sussex | £645 | £950 | £775 | Cut 18.4% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Pondtail Avenue, Horsham RH122-bed maisonette · Horsham | £1,300 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Crawley RH10Crawley | £1,300 | £1,380 | £1,250 | Cut 9.4% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Dec 2024 | East Park, Crawley RH10Crawley | £995 | £1,300 | £1,150 | Cut 11.5% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Enfield Road, Crawley RH11Terraced house · Crawley | — | — | £949 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Northgate Road, Crawley RH10Crawley | £1,450 | £1,680 | £1,600 | Cut 4.8% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Oct 2024 | London Road, Haywards Heath RH173-bed unfurnished detached house · Mid Sussex | — | — | £930 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Oct 2024 | South Road, Haywards Heath RH161-bed flat · Mid Sussex | £875 | £995 | £995 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Pulborough RH202-bed unfurnished bungalow · Horsham | — | — | £1,225 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Billingshurst RH142-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Chichester | — | — | £1,132 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Lewisham Close, Crawley RH113-bed terraced house · Crawley | — | — | £865 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Michael Fields, Wealden RH183-bed end-terrace house · Wealden | £1,750 | £1,900 | £1,800 | Cut 5.3% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Lewes Road, Lindfield RH162-bed terraced house · Mid Sussex | £950 | £1,025 | £980 | Cut 4.4% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Sep 2023 | Guildford Road, Horsham RH122-bed flat · Horsham | £1,000 | £1,060 | £1,060 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Sep 2023 | Dene Street Gardens, Dorking RH43-bed terraced house · Mole Valley | — | — | £1,200 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Springfield Road, Horsham RH121-bed flat · Horsham | £925 | £1,050 | £945 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
Decisions by month
Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.
What came up
- Disrepair raised 16
- Tenant sent comparables 15
- Damp or mould raised 14
- Landlord sent comparables 9
- Home inspected 8
- Portal listings cited 8
- Notice validity raised 8
- Achieved rents cited 7
Counted from the text of market-rent decisions. Older decisions often publish the rent only, without reasons.
By type of home
Market-rent decisions in the RH postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £800 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 4 | £798 | 50% of 4 |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,330 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £1,550 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 5 | £980 | 100% of 4 |
| 3-bed houses | 11 | £1,203 | 86% of 7 |
All rules and years together. Type and bedrooms are read from the tribunal’s description of the home; older decisions often do not describe it.
Fair rents (regulated tenancies)
24 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the RH postcode area, median £962 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | Faygate Lane, Horsham RH123-bed detached house · Horsham | — | — | £1,106 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Primrose Lane, Wealden RH182-bed semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Enfield Road, Crawley RH11Terraced house · Crawley | — | — | £949 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Billingshurst RH142-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Chichester | — | — | £1,132 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Lewisham Close, Crawley RH113-bed terraced house · Crawley | — | — | £865 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other postcode areas
Reading these decisions
- Each decision values one home on the evidence in front of the tribunal. It is not a rent for the street.
- A confirmed rent under the new rules means the market was at least that high; the tribunal could not go higher.
- The tribunal can set a rent below what the tenant already pays, usually for condition or a weak evidence pack.
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: tribunal risk checker · all new-rules decisions.
Questions agents and landlords ask
How many rent tribunal decisions are there in the RH postcode area?
62 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 38 under the earlier rules and 24 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the RH postcode area?
There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.
Can the tribunal set a higher rent than the landlord proposed?
Not for notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal sets the open-market rent or the notice figure, whichever is lower, and the new rent starts from the decision with no backdating. Under the earlier rules it could go higher, which is why the two are shown separately.
How should I price a rent increase in the RH postcode area?
Start from rents actually achieved for similar homes nearby, recent and close, then adjust for condition, furnishing and what is included. Tribunal decisions show the risk of getting it wrong; they are not a price list. Keep the comparables and condition record before you serve the notice.
Serve rent increases in the RH postcode area that survive a challenge
- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
- Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
- Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.