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Ground Floor Flat, 6 Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3QA

Part of itPre-Act rulesDecided 10 November 2025Case HAV/21UG/MNR/2025/0772
Rent before
£900
a month
Matched in the decision text
Landlord asked for
£1,000
+11.1% on the rent before
Matched in the decision text
Tribunal set
£960
+£60 a month (+6.7%)
Matched in the decision text

BackdatedThe new rent took effect from 9 October 2025, before the decision was made. Backdating was allowed under the pre-Act rules.

In short

The landlord proposed raising the rent of a one-bedroom flat in TN39 from £900 a month to £1,000 a month. The tribunal determined a market rent of £960 a month from 9 October 2025. It valued the property in good order at £1,000 a month, then deducted £25 a month for its condition and £15 a month for inadequate white goods.

What decided it:Property conditionFurnishing

Both sides gave the tribunal comparable lettings.

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Also in the decision

  • The panel relied on its own knowledge of local rents
  • The rent was reduced for the property's condition
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Where the figures came from
Rent before
“…f rent by the Tenant pursuant to sections 13 and 14 Housing Act 1988. 3. On 1 September 2025 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1000 per month, in place of the existing rent of £900 per month, to take effect from 9 October 2025. The notice complied with the legal requirements. 4. On 11 September 2025 the Tenant applied to the Tribunal under Section 13(4)(a) of t…”
Asked for
“…l of the Landlord's notice of increase of rent by the Tenant pursuant to sections 13 and 14 Housing Act 1988. 3. On 1 September 2025 the Landlord's Agent served a notice under Section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988 which proposed a new rent of £1000 per month, in place of the existing rent of £900 per month, to take effect from 9 October 2025. The notice complied with the legal requirements. 4. On 11 September 2025 the Tenant applied to…”
Tribunal set
“…Members : Mr D Cotterell FRICS Mr J Reichel BSc MRICS Date of Inspection : None, determined on the papers Date of Decision : 10 November 2025 DECISION Summary of Decision 1. On 10 November 2025 the Tribunal determined a market rent of £960 per month to take effect from 9 October 2025. Background 2. The case concerned the determination of a market rent for the subject property following a referral of the Landlord's notice of increase of…”

Other decisions in TN39

All of TN39
  1. Flat 2, 21 Marina St Leonards-on-Sea TN39 0DP
    No increase, 3-bed flat, 10 Sept 2026, new rules
    Was £860, asked £1,300
    £860
  2. 17 Church Hill Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4SG
    Part of it, 8 Oct 2024, pre-Act rules
    Was £975, asked £1,200
    £1,000