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Cut 5.7%Earlier rulesHAV/00LC/MNR/2025/0738

Shakespeare Road, Gillingham ME7: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £875; the First-tier Tribunal set £825 (−5.7%) on 22 Sep 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/00LC/MNR/2025/0738.

Rent paid before
£740
a month
Landlord proposed
£875
+18.2% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£825
−5.7% against the proposal
Decided
22 Sep 2025
Applied
21 Jul 2025
Wait
63 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
27 Jul 2025
Decided on
The papers
Council
Medway
Tribunal region
Southern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £875 a month (+18.2% on the £740 already paid). The tribunal set £825, £50 a month (−5.7%) below the proposal: about £600 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 Medway compares

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64% cut

Share of 11 earlier-rules decisions in Medway set below the proposal.

£700

Median market rent the tribunal set in Medway, 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.