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Rent tribunal decisions in East Sussex
79 published rent tribunal decisions in East Sussex, 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 25 market-rent decisions in East Sussex. 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.
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
- 68
- Set below the proposal
- 87% of 54 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 2%
- Median rent set
- £900
- Cut 87%
- Confirmed 11%
- Above 2%
Raising rents in East Sussex? 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.
By council
Every council in East Sussex with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 79. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Hastings TN37Studio flat · Hastings | £368 | £750 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Seaview Avenue, Peacehaven BN102-bed semi-detached house · Lewes | £1,350 | £1,500 | £1,400 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Eastbourne BN21Furnished house · Eastbourne | £540 | £675 | £650 | Cut 3.7% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Eversfield Road Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne | £825 | £900 | £850 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Southbourne Road, Eastbourne BN223-bed furnished end-terrace house · Eastbourne | £1,400 | £1,650 | £1,475 | Cut 10.6% | Earlier rules |
| 1 May 2026 | Peacehaven BN102-bed unfurnished flat · Lewes | £1,200 | £1,250 | £1,200 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne | £780 | £975 | £890 | Cut 8.7% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Winding Street, Hastings TN342-bed detached house · Hastings | £650 | £1,200 | £1,050 | Cut 12.5% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Pett Level Road, Winchelsea TN361-bed flat · Rother | £595 | £1,025 | £920 | Cut 10.2% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Uckfield TN22Unfurnished semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £956 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Downs Road, Hastings TN34Hastings | £930 | £1,175 | £1,000 | Cut 14.9% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Boreham Lane, Hailsham BN272-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £1,500 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea TN391-bed flat · Rother | £900 | £1,000 | £960 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37Hastings | — | — | £789 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Little Place Lane, Seaford BN25Lewes | £900 | £950 | £900 | Cut 5.3% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jul 2025 | South Coast Road, Peacehaven BN102-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Lewes | — | — | £1,040 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Green Street, Eastbourne BN21Eastbourne | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 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 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Manor Road, Hastings TN34Hastings | £580 | £1,100 | £965 | Cut 12.3% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Manor Road, Hastings TN34Hastings | £580 | £1,100 | £950 | Cut 13.6% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne | £740 | £925 | £780 | Cut 15.7% | 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 41
- Disrepair raised 25
- Home inspected 17
- Tenant sent comparables 17
- Landlord sent comparables 16
- Portal listings cited 13
- Achieved rents cited 11
- Asking rents cited 9
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 East Sussex by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 2 | £555 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 11 | £780 | 89% of 9 |
| 2-bed flats | 10 | £880 | 57% of 7 |
| 3-bed flats | 3 | £860 | 67% of 3 |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £700 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 10 | £1,100 | 100% of 6 |
| 3-bed houses | 9 | £1,143 | 86% of 7 |
| 4-bed houses | 3 | £1,450 | — |
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)
10 Rent Act 1977 decisions in East Sussex, median £850 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | Primrose Lane, Wealden RH182-bed semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Uckfield TN22Unfurnished semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £956 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Battle Road, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37Hastings | — | — | £789 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Jun 2025 | Green Street, Eastbourne BN21Eastbourne | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Cockshut Road, Lewes BN73-bed detached house · Lewes | — | — | £1,450 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in South East
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 East Sussex?
79 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 68 under the earlier rules and 10 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in East Sussex?
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 East Sussex?
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 East Sussex 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.