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Rent tribunal decisions in the OL postcode area

25 published rent tribunal decisions in the OL postcode area, 2 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.

2 new rules22 earlier rules1 fair rentssince 2019
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1 with no increase

New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.

8% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 2 market-rent decisions in the OL postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.

4 hardship requests

Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 3 times.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

Decided
2
Set below the proposal
100% England 65%
Median cut, where cut
−7.4% £75 a month
Median wait, application to decision
50 days
  • Cut 100%
  • Confirmed 0%

Only 2 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
22
Set below the proposal
88% of 8 with both figures
Set above the proposal
0%
Median rent set
£850
  • Cut 88%
  • Confirmed 13%

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Latest under the new rules

Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.

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By postcode district

Every postcode district in the OL postcode area with at least one published decision.

Every recent decision

The latest 25 of 25. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.

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Rent tribunal decisions in the OL postcode area
DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
23 Sep 2026Wyndale Road, Oldham OL82-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Oldham£935£979£829Cut 15.4%Earlier rules
15 Sep 2026Trafalgar Street, Ashton-under-Lyne OL72-bed unfurnished terraced house · Tameside£850£900£850Cut 5.6%Earlier rules
15 Sep 2026Stockport Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL7Tameside£675£725£700Cut 3.4%Earlier rules
15 Sep 2026Casson Gate, Rochdale OL123-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rochdale£600£850£850ConfirmedEarlier rules
3 Sep 2026Arkwright Avenue, Rochdale OL162-bed flat · Rochdale£850£1,010£900Cut 10.9%New rules
29 Jul 2026Arkwright Avenue, Rochdale OL162-bed flat · Rochdale£1,000£1,030£990Cut 3.9%New rules
19 May 2026Stockport Road, Ashton Under Lyne OL7Room in a shared house · Tameside£575£625£600Cut 4%Earlier rules
14 May 2026Stockport Road, Ashton Under Lyne OL7Room in a shared house · Tameside£675£725£700Cut 3.4%Earlier rules
14 May 2026Casson Gate, Rochdale OL12Rochdale———SetEarlier rules
23 Feb 2026Norwich St, Rochdale OL113-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Rochdale——£1,350SetEarlier rules
23 Feb 2026Sussex Street, Rochdale OL11Rochdale£700£1,200£875Cut 27.1%Earlier rules
23 Feb 2026Farewell Close, Rochdale OL11Rochdale——£850SetEarlier rules
25 Nov 2025Rochdale OL112-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rochdale——£765SetEarlier rules
15 Apr 2025Clover Street, Bacup OL133-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Rossendale———SetEarlier rules
15 Apr 2025Milkstone Road, Rochdale OL112-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rochdale———SetEarlier rules
19 Mar 2025Banktop Street, Heywood OL102-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rochdale——£925SetEarlier rules
27 Jan 2025Oldham OL43-bed unfurnished terraced house · Oldham——£800SetEarlier rules
27 Jan 2025Queens Road, Oldham OL92-bed unfurnished terraced house · Oldham——£760SetEarlier rules
27 Jan 2025Malvern Street, Oldham OL83-bed unfurnished terraced house · Oldham——£850SetEarlier rules
12 Jul 2024Chadderton Way, Oldham OL1Oldham——£900SetEarlier rules
19 Apr 2024Ramsden Road, Rochdale OL12Rochdale——£442RegisteredFair rent
21 Feb 2023Almond Road, Oldham OL42-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Oldham——£655SetEarlier rules
8 Dec 2021Oldham OL3Unfurnished house · Oldham——£795SetEarlier rules
14 Oct 2020Oldham OL15-bed furnished detached house · Oldham—£1,950£1,700Cut 12.8%Earlier rules
19 Jul 2019Egerton Street, Oldham OL12-bed unfurnished maisonette · Oldham——£475SetEarlier rules

Decisions by month

  1. Oct
  2. 1Nov
  3. Dec
  4. Jan
  5. 3Feb
  6. Mar
  7. Apr
  8. 3May
  9. Jun
  10. 1Jul
  11. Aug
  12. 5Sep

Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.

What came up

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 OL postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.

Type of homeDecisionsMedian rent setCut below the proposal
Rooms in shared houses2£650—
2-bed flats3£900—
2-bed houses7£797—
3-bed houses5£850—
5+ bed houses1£1,700—

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 OL postcode area, median £442 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
19 Apr 2024Ramsden Road, Rochdale OL12Rochdale——£442RegisteredFair rent

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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.

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Questions agents and landlords ask

How many rent tribunal decisions are there in the OL postcode area?

25 published decisions: 2 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 22 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 OL postcode area?

Under the new rules, 2 of 2 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −7.4%.

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 OL 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 OL 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
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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.