1 Courtlands Tighe Cottages, Chilling Street, Sharpthorne, Nr East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4JE
Part of itDecided 28 July 2026Case HAV/45UG/MNR/2026/0164
Rent before
£775
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,750
+125.8% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,105
+£330 a month (+42.6%)
Matched in the decision textIn short
The landlord proposed a rent of £1,750 a month, up from the existing £775 a month, for a three-bedroom semi-detached house in RH19. The tribunal determined a market rent of £1,105 a month from 1 June 2026, having valued the property in modernised, good order at £1,750 a month and then making deductions totalling £645 a month for missing central heating, carpets and white goods, dated kitchen and bathroom equipment, poor insulation, the tenants' decoration obligation and general disrepair. The tribunal rejected the tenants' hardship claim, finding the evidence did not show that the determined rent would cause undue hardship.
What decided it:Property conditionFurnishingComparables rejected
Only the tenant gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
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Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…ound 1. On 30 April 2026, Mr Anthony Arbuthnot Watkins Grubb, the landlord, served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 ('the 1988 Act') which proposed a new rent of £1,750.00p per calendar month ('pcm') in place of the existing rent of £775.00p pcm to take effect from 1 June 2026. 2. On 22 May 2026 (albeit received by the Tribunal on 26 May 2026), under Section 13(4)(a) of the 1988 Act, Mr Knight (on behalf of the joint…”
- Asked for
- “…rent takes effect 1 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 April 2026, Mr Anthony Arbuthnot Watkins Grubb, the landlord, served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 ('the 1988 Act') which proposed a new rent of £1,750.00p per calendar month ('pcm') in place of the existing rent of £775.00p pcm to take effect from 1 June 2026. 2. On 22 May 2026 (albeit received by the Tribunal on 26 May 2026), under Sectio…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ll Date of Application 30 April 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent, sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Mr J G G Wilson MRICS - Chair Ms S Johnson Date of Decision 28 July 2026 Rent Determined £1,105.00 per Calendar Month Date the new rent takes effect 1 June 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 30 April 2026, Mr Anthony Arbuthnot Watkins Grubb, the landlord, served a notice under Sec…”
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