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185 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8NS

Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 4 July 2025Case HAV/21UF/MNR/2025/0652
Rent before
£1,450
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,480
+2.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£1,040
−£410 a month (-28.3%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 April 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord asked for £1,480 a month, up from £1,450 a month, for a two-bedroom bungalow in BN10. The tribunal determined a rent of £1,040 a month as at 1 April 2025. It started from £1,480 a month for the property in good condition, then deducted £440 a month for defective heating, damp and mould to the main walls, overflowing drainage with effluent in the garden, and the lack of white goods other than a hob and oven.

What decided it:Property condition

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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…24 subject to an assured tenancy agreement for a period of 6 months which is now a periodic tenancy. 2. On the 26th February 2025 the Landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £1,450 per month to £1,480 per month, being an increase of £30 effective from 1 April 2025. 3. By an application dated 21 March 2025, the tenant referred that Notice to the Tribunal for a determina…”
Asked for
“…ved in the property as assured periodic tenant since the 21 March 2024 subject to an assured tenancy agreement for a period of 6 months which is now a periodic tenancy. 2. On the 26th February 2025 the Landlord served a notice pursuant to section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 seeking to increase the rent from £1,450 per month to £1,480 per month, being an increase of £30 effective from 1 April 2025. 3. By an application dated 21 March 2…”
Tribunal set
“…goods other than a hob and oven, defective heating system, significant damp and mould to the main walls with exception of the living room and overflowing drains with effluent and raw sewage discharging into the garden. This reduces the rental figure to £1,040 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…”

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    Part of it, 2-bed bungalow, 16 Jul 2026, pre-Act rules
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