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Rent tribunal decisions in Brighton and Hove
66 published rent tribunal decisions in Brighton and 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 13 market-rent decisions in Brighton and Hove. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 2 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- 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
- 29
- Set below the proposal
- 63% of 24 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £1,025
- Cut 63%
- Confirmed 38%
Raising rents in Brighton and 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 66. 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 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | College Road, Brighton BN21-bed furnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,400 | £1,550 | £1,450 | Cut 6.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Poynter Road, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £950 | £1,000 | £1,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Hamilton Road, Brighton BN12-bed unfurnished maisonette · Brighton and Hove | £1,550 | £1,710 | £1,435 | Cut 16.1% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Edward Street, Brighton BN21-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £925 | £990 | £930 | Cut 6.1% | 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 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Lancaster Road, Brighton BN1Brighton and Hove | — | — | £4,810 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Harrington Road, Brighton BN1Brighton and Hove | £1,600 | £2,200 | £2,100 | Cut 4.5% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Vale Road, Brighton BN41Brighton and Hove | £1,200 | £1,400 | £1,200 | Cut 14.3% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2025 | The Drive, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Ravenswood Drive, Brighton BN22-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | £1,055 | £1,200 | £1,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 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 |
| 7 May 2025 | Trafalgar Road, Brighton BN41Brighton and Hove | — | — | £3,850 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Apr 2025 | White Street, Brighton BN2Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,190 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Mar 2025 | New England Road, Brighton BN1Brighton and Hove | £850 | £1,050 | £920 | Cut 12.4% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Grantham Road, Brighton BN1End-terrace house · Brighton and Hove | £800 | £1,200 | £840 | Cut 30% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Victoria Road, Brighton BN1Studio flat · Brighton and Hove | £900 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,450 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Gladstone Place, Brighton BN22-bed flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,050 | £1,200 | £1,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 May 2024 | Looes Barn Close, Brighton BN22-bed detached house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 May 2024 | Brunswick Square, Hove BN3Flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,127 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 May 2024 | Whitehawk Road, Brighton BN23-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £454 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Montpelier Road, Brighton BN11-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £800 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Upper Lewes Road, Brighton BN21-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £831 | 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 |
| 3 Jan 2024 | Norfolk Terrace, Brighton BN12-bed terraced house · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £846 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Jan 2024 | Norfolk Terrace, Brighton BN12-bed flat · Brighton and Hove | — | — | £1,157 | 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 15
- Disrepair raised 13
- Tenant sent comparables 10
- Landlord sent comparables 9
- Portal listings cited 8
- Asking rents cited 6
- Home inspected 5
- Achieved rents cited 5
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 Brighton and Hove by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 2 | £800 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £650 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 6 | £1,050 | 80% of 5 |
| 2-bed flats | 5 | £1,435 | 40% of 5 |
| 1-bed houses | 3 | £800 | 100% of 3 |
| 2-bed houses | 1 | £1,200 | — |
| 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)
36 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Brighton and Hove, median £1,070 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 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Lancaster Road, Brighton BN1Brighton and Hove | — | — | £4,810 | 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 | Trafalgar Road, Brighton BN41Brighton and Hove | — | — | £3,850 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other councils
- Adur 4
- Amber Valley 11
- Arun 10
- Ashford 8
- Babergh 6
- Barking and Dagenham 30
- Barnet 107
- Barnsley 5
- Basildon 5
- Basingstoke and Deane 15
- Bassetlaw 4
- Bath and North East Somerset 13
- Bedford 14
- Bexley 36
- Birmingham 240
- Blaby 4
- Blackburn with Darwen 6
- Blackpool 9
- Bolsover 4
- Bolton 23
- Boston 2
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 49
- Bracknell Forest 4
- Bradford 28
- Braintree 4
- Breckland 5
- Brent 135
- Brentwood 5
- Bristol, City of 67
- Broadland 11
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 Brighton and Hove?
66 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 29 under the earlier rules and 36 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Brighton and Hove?
Under the new rules, 1 of 1 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% 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 Brighton and 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 Brighton and 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 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.