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Rent tribunal decisions in the FY postcode area
14 published rent tribunal decisions in the FY postcode area, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (0% 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 1 market-rent decisions in the FY 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 2 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 0% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- —
- Median wait, application to decision
- 79 days
- Cut 0%
- Confirmed 100%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 12
- Set below the proposal
- 86% of 7 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £710
- Cut 86%
- Confirmed 14%
Raising rents in the FY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | Empress Drive, Blackpool FY21-bed unfurnished flat · Blackpool | £489 | £512 | £512 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 4 Aug 2026 | St Andrews Road South, Lytham St Anne's FY8Fylde | £475 | £550 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Dorset Street, Blackpool FY42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Blackpool | £600 | £700 | £700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Smithy Mews, Blackpool FY12-bed terraced house · Blackpool | £600 | £775 | £720 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Poulton‑le‑Fylde FY62-bed unfurnished flat · Wyre | £625 | £925 | £725 | Cut 21.6% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Coopers Way, Blackpool FY13-bed terraced house · Blackpool | £850 | £860 | £800 | Cut 7% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Albany Avenue, Blackpool FY4Studio flat · Blackpool | £650 | £875 | £870 | Cut 0.6% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Hilton Avenue, Lytham St Annes FY81-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Fylde | £785 | £1,100 | £900 | Cut 18.2% | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2025 | Erdington Road, Blackpool FY13-bed unfurnished terraced house · Blackpool | — | £800 | £740 | Cut 7.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Huntley Avenue, Blackpool FY32-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Blackpool | — | — | £640 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2024 | Redstart Place, Cleveleys FY53-bed end-terrace house · Wyre | — | — | £700 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Blackpool FY4Unfurnished flat · Blackpool | — | — | £450 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Clifton Road North, Lytham St Annes FY8Fylde | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Bispham Road, Blackpool FY2Blackpool | £325 | — | £342 | 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 3
- Tenant sent comparables 2
- Achieved rents cited 2
- Damp or mould raised 2
- Hardship delay asked for 2
- Hardship delay granted 2
- Home inspected 1
- Landlord used an agent 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 FY 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 | £870 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 1 | £512 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 1 | £725 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £900 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £700 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 3 | £740 | — |
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)
1 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the FY postcode area, median £342 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2019 | Bispham Road, Blackpool FY2Blackpool | £325 | — | £342 | 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 FY postcode area?
14 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 12 under the earlier rules and 1 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the FY postcode area?
Under the new rules, 0 of 1 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 FY 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 FY 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.