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ConfirmedEarlier rulesHAV/45UG/MNR/2026/0097

Top Road, East Grinstead RH19: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £1,250; the First-tier Tribunal set £1,250 (0%) on 7 Sep 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/45UG/MNR/2026/0097.

Rent paid before
£650
a month
Landlord proposed
£1,250
+92.3% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£1,250
0% against the proposal
Decided
7 Sep 2026
Applied
3 Apr 2026
Wait
157 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
11 Apr 2026
Decided on
A hearing
Council
Mid Sussex
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

Furnishing
Unfurnished

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £1,250 a month (+92.3% on the £650 already paid), and the tribunal confirmed it in full.

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

The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal agreed.

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 Mid Sussex compares

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73% cut

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

£978

Median market rent the tribunal set in Mid Sussex, 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.