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Cut 12.5%Earlier rulesHAV/21UD/MNR/2026/0027

2-bed detached house, Winding Street, Hastings TN34: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,200; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,050 (−12.5%) on 10 Apr 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/21UD/MNR/2026/0027.

Rent paid before
£650
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,200
+84.6% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,050
−12.5% against the proposal
Decided
10 Apr 2026
Applied
9 Jan 2026
Wait
91 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Feb 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Hastings
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 2-bed houses decided in Hastings →
Type
Detached house
Bedrooms
2
Size
58 m²
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,200 a month (+84.6% on the £650 already paid). The tribunal set £1,050, £150 a month (−12.5%) below the proposal: about £1,800 over a year.

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 Hastings compares

All decisions in Hastings →
93% cut

Share of 15 earlier-rules decisions in Hastings set below the proposal.

£930

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

18

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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.