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Cut 14.2%Earlier rulesHAV/45UH/MNR/2026/0199

Unfurnished studio flat, Ambrose Place, Worthing BN11: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £758; the First-tier Tribunal set £650 (−14.2%) on 3 Aug 2026 under the earlier rules. Case HAV/45UH/MNR/2026/0199.

Rent paid before
£625
a month
Landlord proposed
£758
+21.3% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£650
−14.2% against the proposal
Decided
3 Aug 2026
Applied
29 Jun 2026
Wait
35 days
Rules
Earlier rules
Notice start date
15 Jul 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Worthing
Tribunal region
Southern

The home

2 studios decided in Worthing →
Type
Studio
Bedrooms
Studio
Furnishing
Unfurnished
Central heating
No

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £758 a month (+21.3% on the £625 already paid). The tribunal set £650, £108 a month (−14.2%) below the proposal: about £1,295 over a year.

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 Worthing compares

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100% cut

Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Worthing set below the proposal.

£960

Median market rent the tribunal set in Worthing, 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.