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Cut 5%Earlier rulesCHI/21UD/MNR/2024/0026

Semi-detached house, Buchanan Gardens, St. Leonards-on-Sea TN38: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,400; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,330 (−5%) on 26 Apr 2024 under the earlier rules. Case CHI/21UD/MNR/2024/0026.

Rent paid before
£1,200
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,400
+16.7% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,330
−5% against the proposal
Decided
26 Apr 2024
Applied
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Wait
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Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
1 Feb 2024
Decided on
The papers
Council
Hastings
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

Type
Semi-detached house
Central heating
Yes
Double glazing
Yes
Garden
Yes
Parking
Yes

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,400 a month (+16.7% on the £1,200 already paid). The tribunal set £1,330, £70 a month (−5%) below the proposal: about £840 over a year.

Disrepair came up in the decision. Condition the landlord is responsible for is usually deducted from the market rent.

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 Hastings compares

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93% cut

Share of 15 earlier-rules decisions in Hastings set below the proposal.

£930

Median market rent the tribunal set in Hastings, 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.