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Just had a 4 day camping trip in our new tent, which I had thought was a bargain as it was reduced in Tesco from £150 to £75, but when purchased with our Clubcard vouchers meant that the tent was actually free!  We had downsized to this 6 person tent for this weekend but what a big mistake we made by not checking the HH rating!  Even though it didn't rain all weekend, we did get wet inside it, in the bedrooms all over the bedding due to the ridiculous design of the Vis a Vis.   I had never taken any notice of the HH before to be honest, and no wonder we were disappointed in our new tent when I discovered the HH was only 1500mm!   Eeeek.

I would strongly advise everyone to read this 'Tips when choosing a tent' article before setting off!   (particularly the HH bit!)

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=155

1500hh is the British Standard. Anything less than this and it can't be described as waterproof even if it is. An umbrella is waterproof and that doesn't leak.

I had a 1500hh tent for years and used it in all weathers and it didn't leak (except through the seams on occasions if I hadn't sealed it recently).

Are you sure it was leaking and not condensation? Condensation can get quite bad without good ventilation and can drip off the inner tent like rainwater giving the impression the tent is leaking.

1500HH is fine and is the Bristish standard - I have a Pro Action tent and it has withstood some horrendous weather.

If there was no rain then it wasn't the tent leaking - the water you experienced will have been caused by condensation due to lack of good ventilation and has nothing to do with the design of the tent.
Any tent, no matter what the HH rating, can suffer from the same thing.