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Rent tribunal decisions in the CT postcode area
58 published rent tribunal decisions in the CT postcode area, 3 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 13 market-rent decisions in the CT postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the CT postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 3
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −12.1% £150 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 75 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 3 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 46
- Set below the proposal
- 57% of 40 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 8%
- Median rent set
- £850
- Cut 57%
- Confirmed 35%
- Above 8%
Raising rents in the CT 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.
- Cut 12.1%
1-bed flat
Folkestone and Hythe CT2010 Sep 2026 · Folkestone and Hythe · New rules£825£725a month - Cut 12%
2-bed unfurnished flat
Ramsgate Road, Margate CT97 Sep 2026 · Thanet · New rules£1,250£1,100a month - Cut 15.3%
2-bed unfurnished flat
Ramsgate Road, Margate CT97 Sep 2026 · Thanet · New rules£1,240£1,050a month
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 58. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Folkestone and Hythe CT201-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe | £440 | £825 | £725 | Cut 12.1% | New rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £1,030 | £1,250 | £1,100 | Cut 12% | New rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £990 | £1,240 | £1,050 | Cut 15.3% | New rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Heathfield Way, Barham CT45-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Canterbury | £1,800 | £2,000 | £1,800 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Norfolk Road, Margate CT9Thanet | £640 | £800 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Westbury Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea CT8Thanet | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Charlotte Square, Margate CT93-bed semi-detached house · Thanet | £1,250 | £1,300 | £1,250 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Downs Park, Herne Bay CT6Canterbury | £650 | £750 | £750 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Hythe CT211-bed detached house · Folkestone and Hythe | £605 | £850 | £725 | Cut 14.7% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Albert Road, Hythe CT21Folkestone and Hythe | £775 | £925 | £850 | Cut 8.1% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2025 | Buckland Avenue, Dover CT16Dover | £950 | £1,350 | £1,145 | Cut 15.2% | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2025 | Canterbury Road, Margate CT9Thanet | £460 | £1,100 | £745 | Cut 32.3% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Clifton Crescent, Folkestone CT20Folkestone and Hythe | £950 | £1,000 | £1,100 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Arthur Road, Margate CT9Thanet | £700 | £725 | £725 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Westbrook Road, Margate CT9Thanet | £1,350 | £1,500 | £1,400 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Nov 2024 | All Saints Avenue, Margate CT9Thanet | £475 | £900 | £880 | Cut 2.2% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2024 | The Street, Canterbury CT42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Canterbury | — | — | £871 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT202-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe | £900 | £1,050 | £1,010 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Canterbury Road, Herne Bay CT61-bed maisonette · Canterbury | — | — | £710 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Turner Heights, Margate CT92-bed flat · Thanet | £800 | £1,000 | £950 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Dec 2023 | Ingle Close, Birchington CT72-bed semi-detached house · Thanet | £325 | — | £610 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Linksfield Road, Westgate-on-Sea CT8Terraced house · Thanet | £925 | £1,200 | £1,100 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Victoria Park, Dover CT161-bed flat · Dover | £450 | £500 | £500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Nov 2023 | Minnis Road, Birchington CT73-bed semi-detached house · Thanet | — | — | £806 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Sep 2023 | Tower Street, Dover CT173-bed terraced house · Dover | £795 | £1,100 | £1,000 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Aspen Drive, Dover CT164-bed terraced house · Dover | £1,300 | £1,400 | £1,400 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Norfolk Road, Margate CT92-bed flat · Thanet | £550 | £900 | £815 | Cut 9.4% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jan 2023 | St. Johns Church Road, Folkestone CT195-bed semi-detached house · Folkestone and Hythe | £1,100 | £2,000 | £1,170 | Cut 41.5% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Dec 2022 | Gilbert Road, Ramsgate CT112-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £750 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 8 Nov 2022 | Granville Road, Dover CT152-bed bungalow · Dover | — | — | £875 | 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
- Damp or mould raised 23
- Landlord sent comparables 14
- Disrepair raised 13
- Tenant sent comparables 12
- Home inspected 10
- Asking rents cited 9
- Achieved rents cited 8
- Hearing held 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 CT 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 | £500 | 43% of 7 |
| 2-bed flats | 10 | £850 | 67% of 9 |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £725 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £610 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 7 | £1,000 | 71% of 7 |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,350 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 2 | £1,485 | — |
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)
9 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the CT postcode area, median £710 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | Westbury Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea CT8Thanet | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Oct 2024 | The Street, Canterbury CT42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Canterbury | — | — | £871 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Canterbury Road, Herne Bay CT61-bed maisonette · Canterbury | — | — | £710 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Nov 2023 | Minnis Road, Birchington CT73-bed semi-detached house · Thanet | — | — | £806 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Nov 2022 | Granville Road, Dover CT152-bed bungalow · Dover | — | — | £875 | 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 CT postcode area?
58 published decisions: 3 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 46 under the earlier rules and 9 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the CT postcode area?
Under the new rules, 3 of 3 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −12.1%.
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 CT 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 CT 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.