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Rent tribunal decisions in Worthing
15 published rent tribunal decisions in Worthing, 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 2 market-rent decisions in Worthing. 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
- −5.4% £55 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 24 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 12
- Set below the proposal
- 64% of 11 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 9%
- Median rent set
- £960
- Cut 64%
- Confirmed 27%
- Above 9%
Raising rents in Worthing? 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 15 of 15. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Southdown View Road, Worthing BN14Part furnished studio flat · Worthing | £960 | £1,015 | £960 | Cut 5.4% | New rules |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Ambrose Place, Worthing BN11Unfurnished studio flat · Worthing | £625 | £758 | £650 | Cut 14.2% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Coleridge Crescent, Worthing BN12Unfurnished semi-detached house · Worthing | £1,250 | £1,745 | £1,745 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Beaumont Road, Worthing BN143-bed furnished end-terrace house · Worthing | £1,400 | £1,750 | £1,625 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Lyndhurst Road, Worthing BN11Worthing | £700 | £725 | £725 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Goring Street, Worthing BN12Worthing | £925 | £1,200 | £1,165 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Princes Gate, Worthing BN11Worthing | — | — | £906 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Broadwater Street East, Worthing BN142-bed unfurnished terraced house · Worthing | — | — | £676 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Littlehampton Road, Worthing BN13Worthing | £585 | £950 | £850 | Cut 10.5% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Grafton Road, Worthing BN111-bed flat · Worthing | £900 | £1,050 | £1,050 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Southdownview Road, Worthing BN142-bed flat · Worthing | £1,000 | £1,290 | £1,150 | Cut 10.9% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Farncombe Road, Worthing BN111-bed flat · Worthing | £625 | £785 | £920 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 6 Feb 2023 | Southview Gardens, Worthing BN11Flat · Worthing | — | — | £11,700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Aug 2022 | Pilgrims Walk, Worthing BN132-bed unfurnished terraced house · Worthing | £930 | £1,275 | £1,045 | Cut 18% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Feb 2021 | High Street, Worthing BN112-bed unfurnished flat · Worthing | £850 | £950 | £850 | Cut 10.5% | 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
- Landlord sent comparables 5
- Portal listings cited 5
- Hearing held 4
- Achieved rents cited 3
- Damp or mould raised 3
- Disrepair raised 2
- Home inspected 1
- Landlord used an agent 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 Worthing by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 2 | £805 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 2 | £985 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,000 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 2 | £861 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 1 | £1,625 | — |
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)
2 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Worthing, median £6,303 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2025 | Princes Gate, Worthing BN11Worthing | — | — | £906 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Feb 2023 | Southview Gardens, Worthing BN11Flat · Worthing | — | — | £11,700 | Registered | Fair rent |
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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 Worthing?
15 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 12 under the earlier rules and 2 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Worthing?
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 −5.4%.
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 Worthing?
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 Worthing 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.