Flat 3, 26 Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DN
Rent cutPre-Act rulesDecided 22 April 2025Case HAV/21UG/MNR/2025/0618
Rent before
£550
a month
Matched in the decision textLandlord asked for
£875
+59.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision textTribunal set
£470
−£80 a month (-14.5%)
Matched in the decision textBackdatedThe new rent took effect from 1 February 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.
In short
The landlord proposed a rent of £875 a month, up from £550 a month, for a one-bedroom flat in TN40 from 1 February 2025. The tribunal determined a rent of £470 a month from the same date, a reduction. It found the property in very poor condition with disrepair, mould and an unmodernised kitchen and bathroom, and deducted those items from a good-condition market rent of £925 a month to reach its figure.
What decided it:Property condition
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
Where the figures came from
- Rent before
- “…s) Per Calendar Month with effect from 1 February 2025. FULL REASONS Background 1. On 27 December 2024 the landlord served a notice under section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £875 per month in place of the existing rent of £550 per month to take effect from 1 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
- “…f £470 (Four Hundred and Seventy Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 1 February 2025. FULL REASONS Background 1. On 27 December 2024 the landlord served a notice under section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £875 per month in place of the existing rent of £550 per month to take effect from 1 February 2025. 2. On 21 January 2025 under section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988, the tenant referred the landlo…”
- 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 £470 (Four Hundred and Seventy Pounds) Per Calendar Month with effect from 1 February 2025. FULL REASONS Background 1. On 27 December 2024 the landlord served a notice under section 13(2) of the Hous…”
Other decisions in TN40
All of TN40- Flat 3, 24 Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DNRent cut, 1-bed, 22 Apr 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £550, asked £875£495Was £550, asked £875
- Flat 2, 26 Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DNPart of it, 2-bed flat, 22 Apr 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £580, asked £1,000£620Was £580, asked £1,000
- Flat 1, 26 Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DNPart of it, 2-bed flat, 22 Apr 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £580, asked £1,100£645Was £580, asked £1,100
- Flat 1, 24 Linden Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1DNPart of it, 2-bed flat, 22 Apr 2025, pre-Act rulesWas £580, asked £1,100£595Was £580, asked £1,100