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Cut 3.2%Earlier rulesHAV/00LC/MNR/2026/0031

3-bed semi-detached house, Kingfisher Drive, Chatham ME5: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,260; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,220 (−3.2%) on 14 May 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00LC/MNR/2026/0031.

Rent paid before
£1,060
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,260
+18.9% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,220
−3.2% against the proposal
Decided
14 May 2026
Applied
4 Feb 2026
Wait
99 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
11 Feb 2026
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Medway
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 3-bed houses decided in Medway →
Type
Semi-detached house
Bedrooms
3
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,260 a month (+18.9% on the £1,060 already paid). The tribunal set £1,220, £40 a month (−3.2%) below the proposal: about £480 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 Medway compares

All decisions in Medway →
64% cut

Share of 11 earlier-rules decisions in Medway set below the proposal.

£700

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

13

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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.