Cut 10.5%Earlier rulesHAV/29UM/MNR/2024/0636

Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne ME10: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,425; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,275 (−10.5%) on 25 Jan 2025 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/29UM/MNR/2024/0636.

Rent paid before

£1,275

a month

Landlord proposed

£1,425

+11.8% on the rent paid

Tribunal set

£1,275

−10.5% against the proposal

Decided: 25 Jan 2025
Applied: 16 Nov 2024
Wait: 70 days
Rules: Earlier rules
Notice start date: 15 Jan 2025
Decided on: The papers
Council: Swale
Tribunal region: Southern

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,425 a month (+11.8% on the £1,275 already paid). The tribunal set £1,275, £150 a month (−10.5%) below the proposal: about £1,800 over a year.

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

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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 Swale compares

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89% cut

Share of 9 earlier-rules decisions in Swale set below the proposal.

£975

Median market rent the tribunal set in Swale, a month.

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