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Cut 10%Earlier rulesCHI/45UF/MNR/2022/0152

1-bed flat, Springfield Road, Horsham RH12: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,050; the First-tier Tribunal set £945 (−10%) on 4 Apr 2023 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/45UF/MNR/2022/0152.

Rent paid before
£925
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,050
+13.5% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£945
−10% against the proposal
Decided
4 Apr 2023
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
25 Dec 2022
Decided on
The papers
Council
Horsham
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 1-bed flats decided in Horsham →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,050 a month (+13.5% on the £925 already paid). The tribunal set £945, £105 a month (−10%) below the proposal: about £1,260 over a year.

Damp or mould came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

Read the full decision on GOV.UK ↗

Evidence and issues

  • Landlord sent comparables
  • Tenant sent comparables
  • Achieved rents cited
  • Asking rents cited
  • Portal listings cited
  • Disrepair raised
  • ✓ Damp or mould raised
  • Hearing held
  • Home inspected
  • Landlord used an agent
  • Hardship delay asked for
  • Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee
  • ✓ Notice validity raised

Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.

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How Horsham compares

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17% cut

Share of 6 earlier-rules decisions in Horsham set below the proposal.

£1,060

Median market rent the tribunal set in Horsham, a month.

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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.