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Rent tribunal decisions in the BB postcode area
26 published rent tribunal decisions in the BB postcode area, 5 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (40% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Of 5 new-rules decisions in the BB postcode area, 2 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.
Condition comes up in 4 market-rent decisions in the BB postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 3 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 5
- Set below the proposal
- 40% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −4.5% £27 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 59 days
- Cut 40%
- Confirmed 60%
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 18
- Set below the proposal
- 60% of 5 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 20%
- Median rent set
- £750
- Cut 60%
- Confirmed 20%
- Above 20%
Raising rents in the BB postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
Start your free trialLatest under the new rules
Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
- Cut 8%
2-bed bungalow
Barn Meadow Crescent, Rishton BB16 Oct 2026 · Hyndburn · New rules£542£498a month - Confirmed
3-bed end-terrace house
Ribbleton Drive, Accrington BB5£1,110a month6 Oct 2026 · Hyndburn · New rules - Cut 1%
2-bed terraced house
David Lloyd Way, Accrington BB56 Oct 2026 · Hyndburn · New rules£960£950a month - Confirmed
Room in a shared house
Sandringham Road, Darwen BB3£400a month29 Sep 2026 · Blackburn with Darwen · New rules - Confirmed
3-bed end-terrace house
Bower Fold, Blackburn BB2£1,160a month2 Sep 2026 · Blackburn with Darwen · New rules
Every recent decision
The latest 26 of 26. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Barn Meadow Crescent, Rishton BB12-bed bungalow · Hyndburn | — | £542 | £498 | Cut 8% | New rules |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Ribbleton Drive, Accrington BB53-bed end-terrace house · Hyndburn | £970 | £1,110 | £1,110 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 6 Oct 2026 | David Lloyd Way, Accrington BB52-bed terraced house · Hyndburn | £885 | £960 | £950 | Cut 1% | New rules |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Sandringham Road, Darwen BB3Room in a shared house · Blackburn with Darwen | — | £400 | £400 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Bower Fold, Blackburn BB23-bed end-terrace house · Blackburn with Darwen | £1,050 | £1,160 | £1,160 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Glebe Street, Burnley BB113-bed terraced house · Burnley | £550 | £580 | £650 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Blackburn BB2Detached house · Blackburn with Darwen | £1,000 | £1,700 | £1,500 | Cut 11.8% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Brantwood Avenue, Blackburn BB1Hyndburn | £650 | £950 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 19 May 2026 | Hillside Walk, Blackburn BB12-bed unfurnished terraced house · Blackburn with Darwen | £650 | £800 | £650 | Cut 18.7% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Devonshire Street, Accrington BB52-bed unfurnished terraced house · Hyndburn | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Revidge Rd, Blackburn BB2Blackburn with Darwen | £725 | £1,100 | £875 | Cut 20.5% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Belvedere Fold, Rossendale BB41-bed unfurnished detached house · Rossendale | — | — | £850 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Burnley BB11Burnley | — | — | £800 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Bower Fold, Blackburn BB2Blackburn with Darwen | — | — | £950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2024 | Staidburn BB7Ribble Valley | £314 | — | £430 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 May 2024 | George Street, Accrington BB5Hyndburn | £715 | — | £908 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Rossendale BB4Rossendale | — | — | £750 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Burnley BB122-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Burnley | — | — | £455 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Hyndburn BB53-bed unfurnished terraced house · Hyndburn | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Burnley BB11Burnley | £675 | £750 | £750 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 May 2023 | Bank Street, Rossendale BB41-bed unfurnished flat · Rossendale | — | — | £775 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 Feb 2023 | Raglan Road, Burnley BB112-bed terraced house · Burnley | — | — | £375 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Burnley BB102-bed unfurnished bungalow · Burnley | — | — | £697 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Mar 2022 | May Street, Nelson BB9Pendle | — | — | £75 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Main Street, Clitheroe BB7Ribble Valley | £24,570 | — | £24,670 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 May 2019 | Hyndburn BB5Hyndburn | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
Decisions by month
Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.
What came up
- Achieved rents cited 7
- Landlord used an agent 4
- Tenant sent comparables 4
- Asking rents cited 4
- Disrepair raised 4
- Hardship delay asked for 4
- Landlord sent comparables 3
- Hardship delay granted 3
Counted from the text of market-rent decisions. Older decisions often publish the rent only, without reasons.
By type of home
Market-rent decisions in the BB postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £400 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 1 | £775 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £850 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 7 | £574 | 100% of 3 |
| 3-bed houses | 4 | £880 | 0% of 3 |
All rules and years together. Type and bedrooms are read from the tribunal’s description of the home; older decisions often do not describe it.
Fair rents (regulated tenancies)
3 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the BB postcode area, median £908 a month, 3 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2024 | Staidburn BB7Ribble Valley | £314 | — | £430 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 May 2024 | George Street, Accrington BB5Hyndburn | £715 | — | £908 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Main Street, Clitheroe BB7Ribble Valley | £24,570 | — | £24,670 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other postcode areas
Reading these decisions
- Each decision values one home on the evidence in front of the tribunal. It is not a rent for the street.
- A confirmed rent under the new rules means the market was at least that high; the tribunal could not go higher.
- The tribunal can set a rent below what the tenant already pays, usually for condition or a weak evidence pack.
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: tribunal risk checker · all new-rules decisions.
Questions agents and landlords ask
How many rent tribunal decisions are there in the BB postcode area?
26 published decisions: 5 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 18 under the earlier rules and 3 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the BB postcode area?
Under the new rules, 2 of 5 decisions here (40%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −4.5%.
Can the tribunal set a higher rent than the landlord proposed?
Not for notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal sets the open-market rent or the notice figure, whichever is lower, and the new rent starts from the decision with no backdating. Under the earlier rules it could go higher, which is why the two are shown separately.
How should I price a rent increase in the BB postcode area?
Start from rents actually achieved for similar homes nearby, recent and close, then adjust for condition, furnishing and what is included. Tribunal decisions show the risk of getting it wrong; they are not a price list. Keep the comparables and condition record before you serve the notice.
Serve rent increases in the BB postcode area that survive a challenge
- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
- Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
- Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.