Rent tribunal decisions in BN3, Hove
32 published rent tribunal decisions in BN3 (Hove), 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 6 market-rent decisions in BN3 (Hove). The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed in none.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 61%
- Median cut, where cut
- −5.6% £100 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 78 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 11
- Set below the proposal
- 67% of 9 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £1,025
- Cut 67%
- Confirmed 33%
Raising rents in BN3 (Hove)? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
Start your free trialLatest under the new rules
Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 32. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Park View Road, Brighton and Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,700 | £1,800 | £1,700 | Cut 5.6% | New rules |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Poynter Road, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £950 | £1,000 | £1,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Nevill Avenue, Hove BN33-bed semi-detached house · Brighton and Hove | — | £1,700 | £1,700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Eaton Gardens, Hove BN3Unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Jun 2025 | The Drive, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Hove BN3Semi-detached house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £3,445 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 May 2025 | Lansdowne Street, Hove BN3Brighton and Hove | £625 | £1,250 | £650 | Cut 48% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,450 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 May 2024 | Brunswick Square, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,127 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Church Road, Hove BN31-bed flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,000 | £1,150 | £1,050 | Cut 8.7% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Tisbury Road, Hove BN31-bed semi-detached house · Brighton and Hove | £750 | £925 | £920 | Cut 0.5% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Dec 2023 | Brunswick Place, Hove BN31-bed flat · Brighton and Hove | £725 | £1,100 | £1,050 | Cut 4.5% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Eaton Gardens, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,513 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Seafield Road, Hove BN31-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £735 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Hove BN32-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,150 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 May 2023 | The Drive, Hove BN32-bed flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,467 | £1,650 | £1,650 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2023 | The Drive, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,200 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Westbourne Gardens, Hove BN3Studio flat · Brighton and Hove | £640 | £680 | £650 | Cut 4.4% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jun 2022 | Hove BN32-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £602 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Old Shoreham Road, Hove BN3House · Brighton and Hove | £500 | £530 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Brunswick Place, Hove BN31-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | £725 | £950 | £725 | Cut 23.7% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Lansdowne Place, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £638 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Lansdowne Place, Hove BN3Brighton and Hove | — | — | £829 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Mar 2021 | The Drive, Hove BN33-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,250 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Jan 2021 | Eaton Gardens, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £825 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Jan 2021 | The Drive, Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,070 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Jan 2021 | The Drive, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £825 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Jul 2019 | Eaton Gardens, Hove BN3Unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,154 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 May 2019 | Sackville Road, Hove BN31-bed flat · Brighton and Hove | £995 | £1,090 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jan 2019 | The Drive, Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £46,778 | Registered | Fair rent |
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
- Damp or mould raised 7
- Disrepair raised 6
- Asking rents cited 5
- Portal listings cited 5
- Landlord sent comparables 4
- Tenant sent comparables 4
- Achieved rents cited 4
- Home inspected 1
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 BN3 (Hove) by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 1 | £650 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 4 | £1,050 | 67% of 3 |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,675 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £823 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 1 | £1,700 | — |
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)
20 Rent Act 1977 decisions in BN3 (Hove), median £1,152 a month, 3 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2026 | Eaton Gardens, Hove BN3Unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Jun 2025 | The Drive, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Hove BN3Semi-detached house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £3,445 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,450 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 May 2024 | Brunswick Square, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,127 | Registered | Fair rent |
Nearby districts
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 BN3 (Hove)?
32 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 11 under the earlier rules and 20 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in BN3 (Hove)?
Under the new rules, 1 of 1 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 61% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −5.6%.
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 BN3 (Hove)?
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 BN3 (Hove) 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 1 Nov 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.