Rent tribunal decisions in the E postcode area
321 published rent tribunal decisions in the E postcode area, 7 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (57% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Of 7 new-rules decisions in the E postcode area, 4 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 38 market-rent decisions in the E postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 7
- Set below the proposal
- 57% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −8.5% £225 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 81 days
- Cut 57%
- Confirmed 43%
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 155
- Set below the proposal
- 62% of 76 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 8%
- Median rent set
- £1,600
- Cut 62%
- Confirmed 30%
- Above 8%
Raising rents in the E 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.
- Struck out
Penny Brookes Street, Stratford E20
Notice invalid: no rent set7 Oct 2026 · Newham · New rules - Confirmed
2-bed furnished terraced house
Ranelagh Road, East Ham E6£1,600a month7 Oct 2026 · Newham · New rules - Cut 12.8%
2-bed furnished flat
Gallions Road, Newham E167 Oct 2026 · Newham · New rules£2,350£2,050a month - Struck out
Brooksbys Walk, Homerton E9
Notice invalid: no rent set5 Oct 2026 · Hackney · New rules - Confirmed
1-bed unfurnished flat
Southern Road, Newham E13£1,600a month21 Sep 2026 · Newham · New rules - Cut 12.9%
2-bed flat
Manchester Road, Tower Hamlets E1428 Aug 2026 · Tower Hamlets · New rules£3,100£2,700a month
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 321. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Penny Brookes Street, Stratford E20Newham | — | — | — | Struck out | New rules |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Ranelagh Road, East Ham E62-bed furnished terraced house · Newham | £1,500 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Gallions Road, Newham E162-bed furnished flat · Newham | £2,050 | £2,350 | £2,050 | Cut 12.8% | New rules |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Brooksbys Walk, Homerton E9Hackney | — | — | — | Struck out | New rules |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Hackney E52-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £1,310 | £2,400 | £1,500 | Cut 37.5% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Amhurst Road, Hackney E82-bed terraced house · Hackney | £1,600 | £1,800 | £2,000 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Southern Road, Newham E131-bed unfurnished flat · Newham | £1,203 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 16 Sep 2026 | The Highway, Tower Hamlets E1WTower Hamlets | £808 | — | £940 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Bromley High St, Dorrington Point E32-bed flat · Tower Hamlets | £1,584 | £1,660 | £1,733 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Waltham Forest E10Waltham Forest | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Sep 2026 | New Wanstead E11Redbridge | £3,943 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Manchester Road, Tower Hamlets E142-bed flat · Tower Hamlets | £2,700 | £3,100 | £2,700 | Cut 12.9% | New rules |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Upland Road, Plaistow E133-bed unfurnished house · Newham | £1,525 | £2,650 | £2,000 | Cut 24.5% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Quadrant Walk, Tower Hamlets E143-bed furnished flat · Tower Hamlets | £3,300 | £3,600 | £3,450 | Cut 4.2% | New rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Renfrew Close, Newham E61-bed flat · Newham | £1,275 | £1,675 | £1,300 | Cut 22.4% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Knightland Road, Hackney E5Hackney | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Royal Wharf, Newham E16Newham | £2,700 | £2,760 | £2,700 | Cut 2.2% | New rules |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Rampart Street, Tower Hamlets E1Tower Hamlets | — | — | £1,621 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Capstan Square, Tower Hamlets E14Flat · Tower Hamlets | £988 | £1,086 | £1,050 | Cut 3.3% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Newham E20Furnished studio flat · Newham | £3,103 | £3,180 | £3,180 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | High Street, Newham E152-bed part furnished flat · Newham | £2,000 | £2,250 | £2,050 | Cut 8.9% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Cricketfield Rd, Hackney E51-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,650 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Fladgate Road, Waltham Forest E11Waltham Forest | £1,370 | £1,750 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | George Peabody Street, Newham E131-bed unfurnished flat · Newham | £1,150 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Newham E15Newham | £624 | £654 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Wickford Way, Waltham Forest E17Waltham Forest | £2,067 | £2,475 | £1,950 | Cut 21.2% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Dean Street, Newham E74-bed furnished semi-detached house · Newham | £2,900 | £3,200 | £2,850 | Cut 10.9% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Hackney E8Hackney | £1,684 | £1,768 | £2,400 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | City of London E1City of London | £1,459 | £1,529 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Waterden Road, Hackney E201-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £2,250 | £2,500 | £2,500 | Confirmed | 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
- Damp or mould raised 49
- Disrepair raised 38
- Landlord sent comparables 32
- Hearing held 31
- Tenant sent comparables 29
- Home inspected 27
- Notice validity raised 19
- Landlord used an agent 16
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 E 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 | 6 | £938 | 0% of 4 |
| Rooms in shared houses | 4 | £750 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 21 | £1,575 | 50% of 14 |
| 2-bed flats | 34 | £1,654 | 70% of 20 |
| 3-bed flats | 9 | £2,250 | 60% of 5 |
| 4+ bed flats | 1 | £800 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 5 | £1,300 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 13 | £1,700 | 57% of 7 |
| 3-bed houses | 15 | £1,800 | 71% of 7 |
| 4-bed houses | 3 | £2,450 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 3 | £540 | — |
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)
157 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the E postcode area, median £810 a month, 148 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | The Highway, Tower Hamlets E1WTower Hamlets | £808 | — | £940 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Waltham Forest E10Waltham Forest | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Sep 2026 | New Wanstead E11Redbridge | £3,943 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Rampart Street, Tower Hamlets E1Tower Hamlets | — | — | £1,621 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Nelson Street, Tower Hamlets E1Tower Hamlets | — | — | — | 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 E postcode area?
321 published decisions: 9 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 155 under the earlier rules and 157 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the E postcode area?
Under the new rules, 4 of 7 decisions here (57%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −8.5%.
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 E 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 E 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.