185 South Coast Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8NS
HAV/21UF/MNR/2025/0652 · Lewes · decided 4 Jul 2025
old rules| Rent before the notice | £1,450 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £1,480 |
| Rent the tribunal decided | £1,040 −28.3% on the rent before |
| New rent takes effect | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house, 2 bedrooms |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Having carefully considered all the evidence from the Landlord and the Tenant the Tribunal considers that an achievable rent for the property in a good marketable condition with reasonably modern kitchen and bathroom fittings, modern services with carpets curtains and white goods provided by the Landlord would be £1,480 per month. This figure is based upon the comparable evidence provided by the landlord and the Tribunal’s professional judgement and experience. … Next, the principal matter for the Tribunal to consider is ongoing issues with internal damp and mould to the main walls. It is evident this is due to a combination of factors. Namely the overflow of drainage effluent via an inspection chamber in the front garden. The location of the property below road level causing localised flooding during heavy rainfall and the defective heating system. … A great deal of evidence has been presented to the Tribunal concerning the history of these events and it is evident that communications between the parties have clearly broken down necessitating the involvement of third parties. The Tribunal has no jurisdiction to consider these subsidiary matters but must consider the consequences of the damp issues. 15 This is an unfortunate set of circumstances, and the Tribunal do have some sympathy for the Tenant and his mother. …
An extract. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.