Flat 2, 21 Marina St Leonards-on-Sea TN39 0DP
No increaseNew rulesDecided 10 September 2026Case HAV/21UD/MRA/2026/0019
Rent before
£860
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£1,300
+51.2% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£860
+£0 a month (0.0%)
Matched in the decision textThe new rent takes effect from 10 September 2026.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £1,300 a month for a three-bedroom flat in TN39. The tribunal determined the rent at £860 a month, the same as the existing rent, because of the property's condition and the landlord's planned extensive repairs. The tribunal set 16 September 2026 as the date the new rent takes effect.
What decided it:Property conditionHardship
Summary written by an AI model from the published decision and checked automatically for names and figures. How
Also in the decision
- The tenant applied for a later start on hardship grounds
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…September 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 14th May 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,300 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £860 pcm to take effect from 1st August 2026. 2. On 7th July 2026, under Section 14 (A3) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred the Landlord's notice proposing a new rent to the Tri…”
- Asked for
- “…on 1st August 2026 Date the new rent takes effect 10th September 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 14th May 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Section 13 (2) (as amended) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1,300 per calendar month(pcm) in place of the existing rent of £860 pcm to take effect from 1st August 2026. 2. On 7th July 2026, under Section 14 (A3) of the Housing Act 1988, the Tenant referred…”
- Tribunal set
- “…ent Ltd Date of Application 7th July 2026 Type of Application Determination of an Open-Market Rent sections 13 & 14 of the Housing Act 1988 Tribunal Members I R Perry FRICS S Johnson Date of Decision 10th September 2026 Rent Determined £860 per calendar month Date of Valuation 1st August 2026 Date the new rent takes effect 10th September 2026 REASONS FOR THE DECISION Background 1. On 14th May 2026, the Landlord served a notice under Sec…”
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All of TN39- Ground Floor Flat, 6 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3QAPart of it, Flat, 10 Nov 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £900, asked £1,000£960Was £900, asked £1,000
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