Crawley RH10: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £1,380; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,250 (−9.4%) on 23 Apr 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/45UE/MNR/2025/0629.
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2025
- Applied
- 15 Feb 2025
- Wait
- 67 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 18 Feb 2025
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Crawley
- Tribunal region
- Southern
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £1,380 a month (+6.2% on the £1,300 already paid). The tribunal set £1,250, £130 a month (−9.4%) below the proposal: about £1,560 over a year.
The rent set is below the £1,300 the tenant was already paying. The tribunal values the home as it is, whatever the current rent.
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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