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Rent tribunal decisions in the CR postcode area
78 published rent tribunal decisions in the CR postcode area, 3 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (0% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 8 market-rent decisions in the CR postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 5 times; it agreed once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the CR postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 3
- Set below the proposal
- 0% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- —
- Median wait, application to decision
- 50 days
- Cut 0%
- Confirmed 100%
Only 3 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 47
- Set below the proposal
- 70% of 23 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 17%
- Median rent set
- £1,250
- Cut 70%
- Confirmed 13%
- Above 17%
Raising rents in the CR postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
- Confirmed
1-bed unfurnished flat
Tamworth Road, Croydon CR0£1,450a month4 Sep 2026 · Croydon · New rules - Confirmed
2-bed semi-detached house
Hallowell Avenue, Croydon CR0£1,725a month11 Aug 2026 · Sutton · New rules - Confirmed
Room in a shared house
Edridge Road, Croydon CR0£750a month11 Aug 2026 · Croydon · New rules
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 78. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | Radcliffe Road, Croydon CR03-bed flat · Croydon | £1,452 | £2,250 | £1,650 | Cut 26.7% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Tamworth Road, Croydon CR01-bed unfurnished flat · Croydon | £1,400 | £1,450 | £1,450 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Ash Road, Croydon CR03-bed semi-detached house · Croydon | £1,325 | £2,200 | £1,760 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Hallowell Avenue, Croydon CR02-bed semi-detached house · Sutton | £1,690 | £1,725 | £1,725 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Edridge Road, Croydon CR0Room in a shared house · Croydon | £700 | £750 | £750 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Radcliffe Road, Croydon CR03-bed flat · Croydon | £1,665 | £2,250 | £1,750 | Cut 22.2% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Bensham Lane, Thorton Heath CR73-bed semi-detached house · Croydon | £1,850 | £1,950 | £1,950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Croydon Road, Caterham CR3Tandridge | £901 | £944 | £944 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Merton CR44-bed semi-detached house · Merton | £2,600 | £2,800 | £2,800 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Croydon CR01-bed flat · Croydon | £1,500 | £1,575 | £1,500 | Cut 4.8% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Hadley Road, Mitcham CR4Merton | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Croydon CR71-bed flat · Croydon | £814 | £853 | £1,250 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Briggs Close, Lambeth CR4Lambeth | £763 | — | £1,105 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Granville Close, Croydon CR0Croydon | £804 | — | £908 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Garrick Crescent, Croydon CR0Croydon | £858 | — | £845 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Park Hill Road, Croydon CR0Croydon | £895 | — | £1,031 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Towpath Way, Croydon CR0Croydon | £761 | — | £1,120 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Vincent Road, Croydon CR0Room in a shared house · Croydon | £550 | £750 | £700 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Vincent Road, Croydon CR0Room in a shared house · Croydon | £575 | £750 | £715 | Cut 4.7% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Central Parade, Croydon CR03-bed part furnished maisonette · Croydon | £1,050 | £1,450 | £1,360 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Montacute Road, Croydon CR0Croydon | £429 | — | £588 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Elm Road, Purley CR8Croydon | £758 | — | £1,031 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Apr 2025 | Lansdowne Road, Croydon CR0Unfurnished studio flat · Croydon | £875 | — | £990 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Zermatt Road, Thornton Heath CR73-bed unfurnished terraced house · Croydon | £2,000 | £2,500 | £2,000 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Zion Place, Thornton Heath CR73-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Croydon | £1,600 | £2,200 | £1,900 | Cut 13.6% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Grange Park Road, Thornton Heath CR7Part furnished terraced house · Croydon | £630 | £850 | £720 | Cut 15.3% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Temple Road, Croydon CR03-bed part furnished maisonette · Croydon | — | £2,000 | £1,800 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Bynes Road, South Croydon CR22-bed home · Croydon | — | £1,000 | £990 | Cut 1% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Lancaster Avenue, Mitcham CR42-bed unfurnished flat · Merton | — | — | £68 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon CR2Unfurnished semi-detached house · Croydon | £1,210 | £1,496 | £1,500 | Above | 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
- Landlord sent comparables 11
- Damp or mould raised 11
- Disrepair raised 8
- Hearing held 7
- Home inspected 5
- Achieved rents cited 5
- Portal listings cited 5
- Hardship delay asked for 5
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 CR postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 1 | £990 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 3 | £715 | 67% of 3 |
| 1-bed flats | 8 | £1,250 | 40% of 5 |
| 2-bed flats | 7 | £960 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 5 | £1,650 | 100% of 4 |
| 2-bed houses | 2 | £1,415 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 9 | £1,700 | 83% of 6 |
| 4-bed houses | 3 | £2,100 | — |
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)
28 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the CR postcode area, median £867 a month, 26 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | Briggs Close, Lambeth CR4Lambeth | £763 | — | £1,105 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Granville Close, Croydon CR0Croydon | £804 | — | £908 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Garrick Crescent, Croydon CR0Croydon | £858 | — | £845 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Dec 2025 | Park Hill Road, Croydon CR0Croydon | £895 | — | £1,031 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Towpath Way, Croydon CR0Croydon | £761 | — | £1,120 | 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 CR postcode area?
78 published decisions: 3 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 47 under the earlier rules and 28 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the CR postcode area?
Under the new rules, 0 of 3 decisions here (0%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was —.
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 CR 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 CR 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.