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Rent tribunal decisions in the DH postcode area
14 published rent tribunal decisions in the DH postcode area, 1 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 2 market-rent decisions in the DH 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 once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the DH postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −23.5% £400 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 46 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 11
- Set below the proposal
- 67% of 6 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 17%
- Median rent set
- £680
- Cut 67%
- Confirmed 17%
- Above 17%
Raising rents in the DH 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.
Every recent decision
The latest 14 of 14. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | Pilgrims Way, County Durham DH13-bed furnished semi-detached house · County Durham | £1,200 | £1,700 | £1,300 | Cut 23.5% | New rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Co Durham DH91-bed unfurnished flat · County Durham | £614 | £651 | £667 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Backstone Road, Consett DH83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · County Durham | £711 | £746 | £693 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Front Street, Stanley DH93-bed home · County Durham | £800 | £1,200 | £1,000 | Cut 16.7% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Lavers Road, Birtley DH33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Gateshead | £450 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Scholars View, Houghton le Spring DH53-bed terraced house · Sunderland | £895 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Consett DH82-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · County Durham | £600 | £700 | £550 | Cut 21.4% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Sep 2024 | Cotherstone Close, Consett DH84-bed unfurnished detached house · County Durham | — | — | £770 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Sep 2024 | The Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH53-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Sunderland | — | — | £625 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Esh Winning DH7County Durham | — | — | £867 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Dec 2022 | County Durham DH62-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · County Durham | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Esh Winning DH72-bed unfurnished bungalow · County Durham | — | — | £611 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Mar 2020 | Olive Street, Waldridge DH2County Durham | £358 | — | £399 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Nov 2019 | Hysehope Terrace, Consett DH8County Durham | £468 | — | £477 | 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
- Asking rents cited 4
- Home inspected 2
- Landlord used an agent 2
- Tenant sent comparables 2
- Portal listings cited 2
- Disrepair raised 2
- Damp or mould raised 2
- Landlord sent comparables 1
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 DH 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 | 1 | £667 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £600 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 5 | £693 | 75% of 4 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £770 | — |
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)
2 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the DH postcode area, median £438 a month, 2 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2020 | Olive Street, Waldridge DH2County Durham | £358 | — | £399 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Nov 2019 | Hysehope Terrace, Consett DH8County Durham | £468 | — | £477 | 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 DH postcode area?
14 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 11 under the earlier rules and 2 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the DH postcode area?
Under the new rules, 1 of 1 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −23.5%.
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 DH 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 DH 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.