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Cut 5%Earlier rulesCHI/21UC/MNR/2019/0029

Fastnet Close, Eastbourne BN23: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £800; the First-tier Tribunal set £760 (−5%) on 3 Jun 2019 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/21UC/MNR/2019/0029.

Rent paid before
£750
a month
Landlord proposed
£800
+6.7% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£760
−5% against the proposal
Decided
3 Jun 2019
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
21 Apr 2019
Decided on
The papers
Council
Eastbourne
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

Furnishing
Part furnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £800 a month (+6.7% on the £750 already paid). The tribunal set £760, £40 a month (−5%) below the proposal: about £480 over a year.

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 Eastbourne compares

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79% cut

Share of 19 earlier-rules decisions in Eastbourne set below the proposal.

£838

Median market rent the tribunal set in Eastbourne, 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.