102B Tideswell Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3RT
Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 10 January 2025Case HAV/21UC/MNR/2024/0628
Rent before
£750
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,100
+46.7% on the rent before
Model-assisted readingTribunal set
£950
+£200 a month (+26.7%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 5 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord asked for a rise from £750 a month to £1,100 a month for a two-bedroom flat in BN21. The tribunal determined a rent of £950 a month, effective from 5 November 2024. It started from a figure of £1,000 a month for the property in good condition with modern fittings, deducted £50 a month because white goods were not provided, and gave limited weight to the landlord's schedule of 16 flats.
What decided it:FurnishingComparables rejected
Only the landlord gave the tribunal comparable lettings.
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…y 2020 subject to an extended tenancy agreement dated 5 November 2020 for a further term of 18 months. 2. On the 9 September 2024 the landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £750 per month, being the rental figure in the original agreement to £1,100 per month, being an increase of £350 effective from 5 November 2024. The notice contained a minor typing error. The notic…”
- Tribunal set
- “…be applied to take into account no white goods other than an oven,/hob and curtains provided by the tenant, The Tribunal considers there is insufficient evidence to consider the supposed noise emanating heating system. This reduces the rental figure to £950 per month. It should be noted that this figure cannot be a simple arithmetical calculation and is not based on capital costs but is the Tribunal's estimate of the amount by which th…”
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