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Rent tribunal decisions in West Sussex
81 published rent tribunal decisions in West 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 22 market-rent decisions in West 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
- −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
- 58
- Set below the proposal
- 66% of 41 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 7%
- Median rent set
- £960
- Cut 66%
- Confirmed 27%
- Above 7%
Raising rents in West 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 West Sussex with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 81. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Sharpthorne Road, East Grinstead RH192-bed semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £750 | £1,550 | £935 | Cut 39.7% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Sharpthorne Road, East Grinstead RH19House · Mid Sussex | £600 | — | £720 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Top Road, East Grinstead RH19Mid Sussex | £650 | £1,250 | £1,250 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Southdown View Road, Worthing BN14Part furnished studio flat · Worthing | £960 | £1,015 | £960 | Cut 5.4% | New rules |
| 10 Aug 2026 | East Grinstead RH193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £650 | £1,550 | £975 | Cut 37.1% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Ambrose Place, Worthing BN11Unfurnished studio flat · Worthing | £625 | £758 | £650 | Cut 14.2% | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Grinstead Lane, East Grinstead RH19Mid Sussex | £1,475 | £2,170 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Chilling street, Sharpthorne RH193-bed furnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £1,250 | £1,784 | £1,425 | Cut 20.1% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Chilling Street, Nr East Grinstead RH193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £775 | £1,750 | £1,105 | Cut 36.9% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Faygate Lane, Horsham RH123-bed detached house · Horsham | — | — | £1,106 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Coleridge Crescent, Worthing BN12Unfurnished semi-detached house · Worthing | £1,250 | £1,745 | £1,745 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Old Farm Close, Haywards Heath RH172-bed home · Mid Sussex | £867 | — | £1,079 | Set | 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 |
| 26 May 2026 | Shaws Road, Crawley RH10Room in a shared house · Crawley | £750 | £850 | £800 | Cut 5.9% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO211-bed unfurnished flat · Arun | £630 | — | £760 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO211-bed unfurnished flat · Arun | £630 | — | £760 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO211-bed unfurnished flat · Arun | £629 | — | £750 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Lyndhurst Road, Worthing BN11Worthing | £700 | £725 | £725 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Egmont Road, Midhurst GU29Chichester | £2,700 | £3,000 | £2,995 | Cut 0.2% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Colwell Gardens, Hayards Heath RH16Mid Sussex | £645 | £950 | £775 | Cut 18.4% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Goring Street, Worthing BN12Worthing | £925 | £1,200 | £1,165 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Pondtail Avenue, Horsham RH122-bed maisonette · Horsham | £1,300 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Crawley RH10Crawley | £1,300 | £1,380 | £1,250 | Cut 9.4% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Petersfield GU31Chichester | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 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 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | East Park, Crawley RH10Crawley | £995 | £1,300 | £1,150 | Cut 11.5% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Enfield Road, Crawley RH11Terraced house · Crawley | — | — | £949 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Littlehampton Road, Worthing BN13Worthing | £585 | £950 | £850 | Cut 10.5% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Northgate Road, Crawley RH10Crawley | £1,450 | £1,680 | £1,600 | Cut 4.8% | 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
- Disrepair raised 22
- Damp or mould raised 19
- Landlord sent comparables 16
- Tenant sent comparables 16
- Portal listings cited 13
- Hearing held 11
- Home inspected 11
- Achieved rents cited 11
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 West Sussex by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 4 | £600 | 75% of 4 |
| Rooms in shared houses | 2 | £688 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 12 | £928 | 25% of 8 |
| 2-bed flats | 5 | £1,060 | 60% of 5 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £1,550 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £960 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 7 | £980 | 100% of 5 |
| 3-bed houses | 5 | £1,105 | 100% of 4 |
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)
22 Rent Act 1977 decisions in West Sussex, median £949 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | Faygate Lane, Horsham RH123-bed detached house · Horsham | — | — | £1,106 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Petersfield GU31Chichester | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Princes Gate, Worthing BN11Worthing | — | — | £906 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Enfield Road, Crawley RH11Terraced house · Crawley | — | — | £949 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Brighton Road, Hassocks BN63-bed detached house · Mid Sussex | — | — | £972 | 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 West Sussex?
81 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 58 under the earlier rules and 22 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in West 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 −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 West 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 West 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.