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Rent tribunal decisions in the DN postcode area
21 published rent tribunal decisions in the DN postcode area, 3 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (67% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
Condition comes up in 4 market-rent decisions in the DN 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 2 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 3
- Set below the proposal
- 67% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −1.8% £15 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 57 days
- Cut 67%
- Confirmed 33%
Only 3 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 16
- Set below the proposal
- 71% of 7 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £650
- Cut 71%
- Confirmed 29%
Raising rents in the DN 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 0.6%
2-bed semi-detached house
Avondale Road, Doncaster DN220 Aug 2026 · Doncaster · New rules£825£820a month - Confirmed
3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house
Brook Street, Gainsborough DN21£925a month7 Aug 2026 · West Lindsey · New rules - Cut 3%
4-bed terraced house
North East Lincolnshire DN356 Aug 2026 · North East Lincolnshire · New rules£825£800a month
Every recent decision
The latest 21 of 21. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | Avondale Road, Doncaster DN22-bed semi-detached house · Doncaster | £795 | £825 | £820 | Cut 0.6% | New rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Shop Lane, North Lincs DN382-bed semi-detached house · North Lincolnshire | £575 | £750 | £700 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Brook Street, Gainsborough DN213-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · West Lindsey | £850 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Byfield Road, Scunthorpe DN173-bed semi-detached house · North Lincolnshire | £550 | £650 | £600 | Cut 7.7% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | North East Lincolnshire DN354-bed terraced house · North East Lincolnshire | £750 | £825 | £800 | Cut 3% | New rules |
| 14 Jul 2026 | St Marys Avenue, North Lincolnshire DN38North Lincolnshire | £498 | £823 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Woolwinder Close, Doncaster DN43-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | £1,000 | £1,095 | £1,095 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2026 | Flowitt Street, Doncaster DN43-bed unfurnished detached house · Doncaster | £1,025 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Mallard Way, Brigg DN322-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · North East Lincolnshire | £500 | £650 | £590 | Cut 9.2% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Bishop Auckland DN142-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Flowitt Street, Doncaster DN4Doncaster | — | — | £895 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2025 | Seaview Street, North East Lincolnshire DN35Unfurnished flat · North East Lincolnshire | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2025 | Seaview Street, North East Lincolnshire DN35Unfurnished flat · North East Lincolnshire | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Doncaster DN1Flat · Doncaster | — | £625 | £550 | Cut 12% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Marlborough Avenue, Goole DN142-bed home · East Riding of Yorkshire | £630 | £680 | £650 | Cut 4.4% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Dunford Drive, Doncaster DN4Doncaster | — | — | £995 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Bishop Auckland DN142-bed semi-detached house · Doncaster | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Feb 2024 | Airstone Road, Doncaster DN63-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | £433 | — | £590 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Purbeck Road, Grimsby DN33North East Lincolnshire | £451 | — | £534 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 19 Dec 2022 | Headingley Avenue, Scunthorpe DN17North Lincolnshire | £409 | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Dec 2018 | Doncaster DN10Bassetlaw | £390 | — | £423 | 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
- Landlord sent comparables 6
- Achieved rents cited 5
- Damp or mould raised 5
- Hearing held 4
- Disrepair raised 4
- Hardship delay asked for 4
- Home inspected 3
- Tenant sent comparables 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 DN postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed houses | 5 | £590 | 100% of 3 |
| 3-bed houses | 5 | £925 | 25% of 4 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £800 | — |
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 DN postcode area, median £478 a month, 2 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2023 | Purbeck Road, Grimsby DN33North East Lincolnshire | £451 | — | £534 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Dec 2018 | Doncaster DN10Bassetlaw | £390 | — | £423 | 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 DN postcode area?
21 published decisions: 3 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 16 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 DN postcode area?
Under the new rules, 2 of 3 decisions here (67%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −1.8%.
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 DN 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 DN 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.