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115 Broadwater Street East, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 9AP

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 23 January 2025Case HAV/45UH/MNR/2024/0638
Rent before
£433
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£758
+75.0% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£676
+£243 a month (+56.0%)
Model-assisted reading

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 25 November 2024, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a two-bedroom house in BN14 from £100 a week to £175 a week. The tribunal determined a market rent of £156 a week, effective from 25 November 2024. It reduced its valuation by 50% for the property's condition, including the need for internal refurbishment, rot-infested windows and missing carpets and white goods, and it rejected the tenant's argument that the original £100 rent was fixed for the tenancy.

What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejected

The panel relied mainly on its own knowledge of local rents.

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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
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…s he provided all white goods, carpets and curtains. Heating is provided by dated electric storage heaters. 3. On 22 October 2024 the landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £100 per week to £175 per week, being an increase of £75 effective from 1st July 2024. 4. By an application dated 30th May 2024, the tenant referred that notice to the Tribunal for a determination…”
Asked for
“…ices are provided to the property except for gas. The tenant confirms he provided all white goods, carpets and curtains. Heating is provided by dated electric storage heaters. 3. On 22 October 2024 the landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £100 per week to £175 per week, being an increase of £75 effective from 1st July 2024. 4. By an application dated 30th May 2024,…”

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    No increase, 1-bed, 3 Sept 2026, new rules
    Was £960, asked £1,015
    £960
  2. 82 Beaumont Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 8HA
    Part of it, 3-bed house, 26 May 2026, pre-Act rules
    Was £1,400, asked £1,750
    £1,625