Neylands Farm, Grinstead Lane, East Grinstead, RH19 4HP
HAV/45UG/MNR/2026/0179 · Mid Sussex · decided 31 Jul 2026
old rulesThe tribunal did not set a rent in this decision (for example, the application was withdrawn or struck out, or this is a later ruling on an earlier decision). See the original for details.
| Rent before the notice | £1,475 |
|---|---|
| Rent the landlord proposed | £2,170 |
| Date of the landlord's notice | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Rules | Old rules (notice dated before 1 May 2026): the tribunal could also set a rent higher than the landlord's figure. |
| Property | house |
Rents per calendar month as the tribunal recorded them (weekly rents × 52 ÷ 12). Read from the PDF automatically.
From the tribunal's valuation
Prescribed Form 13. … The notice served was not in the prescribed form. The Landlord says that the notice he served had all prescribed statutory information required by law and the Housing Act requires the content to be prescribed, not the exact formatting. … Form 4 at the top says: The notes over the page give guidance to both landlords and tenants about this notice. … Form 4 para 4 says: 4 The starting date for the new rent will be (see notes 14 to 18 over the page) 16. … The guidance then explains the three requirements. … The landlord's purported notice form says: I give you notice that I propose to increase the rent for the dwelling-house let to you under an assured tenancy or an assured agricultural occupancy. This is not the prescribed form. … The Landlord’s purported notice says: 6. Your rights If you do not agree that the proposed new rent is reasonable, you may refer this notice to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) before the date specified in paragraph 5. The tribunal can decide what rent should be payable for the dwelling-house. If you wish to refer this notice to the tribunal, you must do so before the date in paragraph 5. You can obtain the necessary forms and guidance from: https://www.gov.uk/housing-tribunals. This is not the prescribed statutory information. …
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.