Albert Road, Hythe CT21: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £925; the First-tier Tribunal set £850 (−8.1%) on 12 Sep 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/29UL/MNR/2025/0723.
- Decided
- 12 Sep 2025
- Applied
- 24 Jun 2025
- Wait
- 80 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 1 Aug 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Tribunal region
- Southern
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £925 a month (+19.4% on the £775 already paid). The tribunal set £850, £75 a month (−8.1%) below the proposal: about £900 over a year.
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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