Cut 23.8%Earlier rulesCHI/29UG/MNR/2021/0029

3-bed unfurnished end-terrace house, High Street, Gravesend DA11: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,050; the First-tier Tribunal set £800 (−23.8%) on 17 May 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/29UG/MNR/2021/0029.

Rent paid before

£700

a month

Landlord proposed

£1,050

+50% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£800

−23.8% against the proposal

Decided: 17 May 2021
Applied: 12 Mar 2021
Wait: 66 days
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 26 Mar 2021
Decided on: The papers
Council: Gravesham
Tribunal region: Southern

The home

4 3-bed houses decided in Gravesham →

Type: End-terrace house
Bedrooms: 3
Furnishing: Unfurnished
Double glazing: Yes
Garden: Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,050 a month (+50% on the £700 already paid). The tribunal set £800, £250 a month (−23.8%) below the proposal: about £3,000 over a year.

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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

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How Gravesham compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Gravesham set below the proposal.

£1,150

Median market rent the tribunal set in Gravesham, 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.