ConfirmedEarlier rulesCHI/29UM/MNR/2021/0001

3-bed unfurnished terraced house, Fairview Road, Sittingbourne ME10: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £975; the First-tier Tribunal set £975 (0%) on 29 Apr 2021 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/29UM/MNR/2021/0001.

Rent paid before

£800

a month

Landlord proposed

£975

+21.9% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£975

0% against the proposal

Decided: 29 Apr 2021
Applied: —
Wait: —
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 30 Nov 2020
Decided on: The papers
Council: Swale
Tribunal region: Southern

The home

4 3-bed houses decided in Swale →

Type: Terraced house
Bedrooms: 3
Furnishing: Unfurnished
Central heating: Yes
Garden: Yes
Parking: Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £975 a month (+21.9% on the £800 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

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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 Swale compares

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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.

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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.