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Rent tribunal decisions in the CM postcode area
39 published rent tribunal decisions in the CM postcode area. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 12 market-rent decisions in the CM postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed in none.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the CM postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in the CM postcode area yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 25
- Set below the proposal
- 74% of 19 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 5%
- Median rent set
- £930
- Cut 74%
- Confirmed 21%
- Above 5%
Raising rents in the CM postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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The latest 30 of 39. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Park Road, Brentwood CM14Brentwood | £950 | £1,250 | £1,035 | Cut 17.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Eagle Way, Brentwood CM132-bed flat · Brentwood | £1,450 | £1,505 | £1,505 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Paslow Hall Cottages King Street, Ongar CM5Epping Forest | — | — | £1,300 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Whitehall Court Newland Street, Witham CM81-bed flat · Braintree | — | £1,000 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Chelmsford CM3Chelmsford | — | — | £1,050 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Chelmsford CM1Chelmsford | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 19 May 2025 | Carisbrooke Drive, Chelmsford CM32-bed furnished end-terrace house · Chelmsford | — | £1,300 | £1,300 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 15 May 2025 | Goodwins Close, Uttlesford CM64-bed unfurnished house · Uttlesford | — | — | £1,950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Roman Road, Chelmsford CM2Chelmsford | £888 | £953 | £910 | Cut 4.5% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Sep 2024 | London Road, Maldon CM91-bed bungalow · Maldon | £817 | — | £888 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Epping Forest CM16Epping Forest | £2,125 | £2,995 | £3,000 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Maldon CM91-bed semi-detached house · Maldon | — | — | £858 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 May 2024 | St Peters Avenue, Ongar CM5Epping Forest | — | — | £1,018 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 May 2024 | Maldon CM02-bed semi-detached house · Maldon | £550 | £831 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Bansons Way, Ongar CM52-bed end-terrace house · Epping Forest | — | — | £945 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Pearl Drift Square, Harlow CM173-bed terraced house · Harlow | £1,450 | £1,535 | £1,495 | Cut 2.6% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Main Road, Boreham CM3Chelmsford | — | £1,150 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jan 2024 | Romans Road, Chelmsford CM2House · Chelmsford | — | £936 | £888 | Cut 5.1% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Dec 2023 | Brentwood CM133-bed end-terrace house · Brentwood | £1,495 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Nov 2023 | Albert Road, Braintree CM7Braintree | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Epping CM161-bed unfurnished flat · Epping Forest | £396 | £865 | £446 | Cut 48.4% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jun 2023 | High Ongar CM53-bed semi-detached house · Epping Forest | — | — | £921 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Apr 2023 | Harlow CM182-bed flat · Harlow | — | — | £930 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Kelvedon Hall Lane, Kelvedon Hatch CM143-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Brentwood | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
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
- Home inspected 12
- Disrepair raised 12
- Tenant sent comparables 9
- Damp or mould raised 9
- Asking rents cited 8
- Achieved rents cited 6
- Portal listings cited 4
- Hearing held 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 CM postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flats | 8 | £446 | 100% of 7 |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,218 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £1,250 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 2 | £1,548 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £1,950 | — |
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)
14 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the CM postcode area, median £905 a month, 4 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2026 | Paslow Hall Cottages King Street, Ongar CM5Epping Forest | — | — | £1,300 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Chelmsford CM3Chelmsford | — | — | £1,050 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Chelmsford CM1Chelmsford | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Sep 2024 | London Road, Maldon CM91-bed bungalow · Maldon | £817 | — | £888 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Maldon CM91-bed semi-detached house · Maldon | — | — | £858 | 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 CM postcode area?
39 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 25 under the earlier rules and 14 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the CM postcode area?
There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.
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 CM 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 CM 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.