Royal Parade, Eastbourne BN22: rent tribunal decision
Landlord proposed £650; the First-tier Tribunal set £615 (−5.4%) on 21 Jan 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/21UC/MNR/2024/0637.
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2025
- Applied
- 10 Nov 2024
- Wait
- 72 days
- Rules
- Earlier rules
- Notice start date
- 26 Nov 2024
- Decided on
- The papers
- Council
- Eastbourne
- Tribunal region
- Southern
What the decision shows
The landlord proposed £650 a month (+13% on the £575 already paid). The tribunal set £615, £35 a month (−5.4%) below the proposal: about £420 over a year.
Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market 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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