Rent tribunal decisions in Rother
17 published rent tribunal decisions in Rother, 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 Rother. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed once.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −33.8% £440 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 65 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 16
- Set below the proposal
- 83% of 12 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £825
- Cut 83%
- Confirmed 17%
Raising rents in Rother? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
Every recent decision
The latest 17 of 17. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | High Street, Battle TN331-bed unfurnished flat · Rother | £485 | £1,000 | £675 | Cut 32.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Marina St Leonards-on-Sea TN393-bed flat · Rother | £860 | £1,300 | £860 | Cut 33.8% | New rules |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Pett Level Road, Winchelsea TN361-bed flat · Rother | £595 | £1,025 | £920 | Cut 10.2% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea TN391-bed flat · Rother | £900 | £1,000 | £960 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN401-bed home · Rother | £550 | £875 | £495 | Cut 43.4% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN401-bed home · Rother | £550 | £875 | £470 | Cut 46.3% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN402-bed home · Rother | £580 | £1,000 | £620 | Cut 38% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN402-bed home · Rother | £580 | £1,100 | £645 | Cut 41.4% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN402-bed home · Rother | £580 | £1,100 | £595 | Cut 45.9% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Marley Lane, Battle TN333-bed furnished end-terrace house · Rother | — | — | £540 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Church Hill Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39Rother | £975 | £1,200 | £1,000 | Cut 16.7% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Sea Road, Bexhill-on-Sea TN402-bed flat · Rother | £750 | £825 | £825 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 31 May 2023 | Udimore Road, Rye TN31Rother | — | £1,800 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Oct 2021 | West Parade, Bexhill-on-Sea TN392-bed flat · Rother | £780 | £880 | £880 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Mar 2021 | Starvecrow Lane, Rye TN314-bed detached house · Rother | £3,225 | £3,650 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Military Road, Rye TN31House · Rother | — | £1,200 | £1,050 | Cut 12.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2019 | Frederick Thatcher Place, Battle TN332-bed furnished terraced house · Rother | £1,225 | — | £950 | Set | 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
- Damp or mould raised 12
- Home inspected 9
- Tenant sent comparables 7
- Disrepair raised 6
- Landlord used an agent 4
- Landlord sent comparables 4
- Hearing held 3
- Achieved rents cited 3
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 Rother by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flats | 3 | £920 | 100% of 3 |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £853 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £860 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 1 | £950 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 1 | £540 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | — | — |
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.
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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 Rother?
17 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 16 under the earlier rules and 0 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Rother?
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 −33.8%.
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 Rother?
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 Rother 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.