2 Sharpthorne Villas, Top Road, Sharpthorne, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 4NS
Full increasePre-Act rulesDecided 7 September 2026Case HAV/45UG/MNR/2026/0097
Rent before
£650
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,250
+92.3% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£1,250
+£600 a month (+92.3%)
Matched in the decision textThe new rent takes effect from 7 September 2026.
In short
The landlord proposed raising the rent of a three-bedroom semi-detached house in RH19 from £650 a month to £1,250 a month. The tribunal determined the rent at £1,250 a month, starting from 7 September 2026 rather than the date proposed, because the tenant would otherwise face undue hardship. It reached this figure from a modernised rent of £1,800 a month, reduced for damp and mould, lack of modernisation, the tenant's heating charges and the property's general condition.
What decided it:Property conditionComparables rejectedHardship
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
- The rent was reduced for the property's condition
- The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
- A later start was granted for hardship
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…tember 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 8 January 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,250.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £650.00 pcm to take effect from 11 April 2026. 2. On 3 April 2026, under Section 14(3) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tribu…”
- Asked for
- “…00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 7 September 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 8 January 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,250.00 per calendar month (pcm) in place of the existing rent of £650.00 pcm to take effect from 11 April 2026. 2. On 3 April 2026, under Section 14(3) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referr…”
- Tribunal set
- “…all Date of Application 3 April 2026 Type of Application Determination of a Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members Judge D Gethin - Chair Mr M Ayres FRICS Date of Decision 7 September 2026 Rent Determined £1,250.00 per calendar month Date the new rent takes effect 7 September 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 8 January 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13(2) (as amended) of the…”
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- 2 Courtlands Tighe cottages, Chilling street, Sharpthorne, West Sussex, RH19 4JEPart of it, 3-bed house, 28 Jul 2026, pre-Act rulesWas £1,250, asked £1,784£1,425Was £1,250, asked £1,784
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