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Cut 5.6%Earlier rulesCHI/29UM/MNR/2021/0061

2-bed terraced house, Acorn Street, Sheerness ME12: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £720; the First-tier Tribunal set £680 (−5.6%) on 30 Jul 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/29UM/MNR/2021/0061.

Rent paid before
£695
a month
Landlord proposed
£720
+3.6% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£680
−5.6% against the proposal
Decided
30 Jul 2021
Applied
10 Jun 2021
Wait
50 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
28 Jun 2021
Decided on
The papers
Council
Swale
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

1 2-bed house decided in Swale →
Type
Terraced house
Bedrooms
2
EPC
F
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 £720 a month (+3.6% on the £695 already paid). The tribunal set £680, £40 a month (−5.6%) below the proposal: about £480 over a year.

The rent set is below the £695 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 Swale compares

All decisions in Swale →
89% cut

Share of 9 earlier-rules decisions in Swale set below the proposal.

£975

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

9

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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.