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SetEarlier rulesCHI/21UF/MNR/2023/0272

1-bed unfurnished flat, Pelham Road, Seaford BN25: rent tribunal decision

The First-tier Tribunal set a market rent of £665 a month on 15 Jul 2024. Case CHI/21UF/MNR/2023/0272.

Rent paid before
£680
a month
Landlord proposed
—
a month
Tribunal set
£665
Proposal not stated
Decided
15 Jul 2024
Applied
—
Wait
—
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
17 Dec 2024
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Lewes
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 1-bed flats decided in Lewes →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1
Furnishing
Unfurnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The published decision gives the rent set, £665 a month, but not the landlord’s proposal. Older decisions often publish the rent register entry only.

The rent set is below the £680 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current rent.

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 Lewes compares

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100% cut

Share of 5 earlier-rules decisions in Lewes set below the proposal.

£1,040

Median market rent the tribunal set in Lewes, 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.