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Flat 1, 26 Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DN

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 22 April 2025Case HAV/21UG/MNR/2025/0616
Rent before
£580
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,100
+89.7% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£645
+£65 a month (+11.2%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 7 February 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord, BSD Forest Hill Limited, proposed a rent of £1,100 a month in place of the existing £580 a month. The tribunal decided the rent should be £645 a month from 7 February 2025 for a two-bedroom flat in TN40. It valued the flat at £1,100 a month in good condition, then made deductions for disrepair and outstanding works, an unmodernised bathroom and kitchen, and the lack of effective central heating.

What decided it:Property condition

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…Per Calendar Month with effect from 7 February 2025. FULL REASONS Background 1. On 31 December 2024 the landlord served a notice under section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,100 per month in place of the existing rent of £580 per month to take effect from 7 February 2025. 2. On 21 January 2025 under section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the tenant referred the landlord's notice proposing a new rent to th…”
Asked for
“…£645 (Six Hundred and Forty-Five Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 7 February 2025. FULL REASONS Background 1. On 31 December 2024 the landlord served a notice under section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,100 per month in place of the existing rent of £580 per month to take effect from 7 February 2025. 2. On 21 January 2025 under section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the tenant referred the land…”
Tribunal set
“…ation of a Market Rent - sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members : Mr J G G Wilson MRICS Mr C M Davies FRICS Date of Application : 21 January 2025 Date of Decision : 22 April 2025 DECISION The Tribunal determines a rent of £645 (Six Hundred and Forty-Five Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 7 February 2025. FULL REASONS Background 1. On 31 December 2024 the landlord served a notice under section 13(2) of the Ho…”

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