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Rent tribunal decisions in the PL postcode area
41 published rent tribunal decisions in the PL 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.
Condition comes up in 15 market-rent decisions in the PL 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 in none.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the PL postcode area, all years, £ a month.
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
- 57 days
- Cut 0%
- Confirmed 100%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 29
- Set below the proposal
- 64% of 28 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 7%
- Median rent set
- £750
- Cut 64%
- Confirmed 29%
- Above 7%
Raising rents in the PL 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 30 of 41. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Manor Road, Plymouth PL11-bed furnished flat · Plymouth | £595 | £625 | £625 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Babbacombe Close, Plymouth PL63-bed terraced house · Plymouth | £950 | £1,200 | £1,150 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Peacock Hill, Plymouth PL8South Hams | £995 | £1,095 | £1,150 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Rendle Street, Plymouth PL11-bed flat · Plymouth | £615 | £700 | £625 | Cut 10.7% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Armada Way, Plymouth PL13-bed furnished flat · Plymouth | £848 | £1,000 | £900 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Alma Road, Plymouth PL3Unfurnished studio flat · Plymouth | £448 | £700 | £675 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Feb 2026 | Southern Terrace, Plymouth PL42-bed end-terrace house · Plymouth | £750 | £1,250 | £1,200 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Sea View Avenue, Plymouth PL4Plymouth | £1,200 | £1,250 | £1,250 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Wycliffe Road, Plymouth PL31-bed semi-detached house · Plymouth | £450 | £750 | £640 | Cut 14.7% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Beaumont Road, Plymouth PL41-bed unfurnished flat · Plymouth | £775 | £950 | £915 | Cut 3.7% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Pentillie Crescent, Plymouth PL44-bed home · Plymouth | £1,500 | £1,600 | £1,500 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Mount Gould Road, Plymouth PL44-bed terraced house · Plymouth | — | — | £2,968 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Milton Abbot PL19West Devon | — | — | £2,711 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Priory Road, Plymouth PL42-bed terraced house · Plymouth | £780 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Providence Street, Plymouth PL42-bed terraced house · Plymouth | — | — | £691 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Adelaide Street, Plymouth PL1Maisonette · Plymouth | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Claytonia Close, Plymouth PL62-bed flat · Plymouth | £575 | £675 | £675 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Yelverton PL203-bed flat · West Devon | £650 | £995 | £890 | Cut 10.6% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Kirkstall Close, Plymouth PL23-bed terraced house · Plymouth | — | — | £499 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Albert Road, Plymouth PL22-bed flat · Plymouth | £735 | £800 | £800 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Bilbury Street, Plymouth PL41-bed flat · Plymouth | £615 | £640 | £640 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Ashford Road, Plymouth PL41-bed terraced house · Plymouth | £650 | £715 | £650 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jan 2024 | Race Hill, Launceston PL153-bed end-terrace house · Cornwall | £725 | £900 | £800 | Cut 11.1% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Nov 2023 | Liskeard PL143-bed semi-detached house · Cornwall | — | — | £715 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Aug 2023 | Neath Road, Plymouth PL41-bed terraced house · Plymouth | £550 | £650 | £563 | Cut 13.5% | Earlier rules |
| 15 May 2023 | Pengover Green, Liskeard PL142-bed terraced house · Cornwall | £300 | £425 | £420 | Cut 1.2% | Earlier rules |
| 4 May 2023 | Segrave Road, Plymouth PL22-bed home · Plymouth | £550 | £670 | £620 | Cut 7.5% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Mar 2023 | Tavistock PL192-bed semi-detached house · West Devon | £520 | £545 | £545 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Ladysmith Road, Plymouth PL42-bed furnished terraced house · Plymouth | £450 | £550 | £500 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Connoc Close, Liskeard PL142-bed house · Cornwall | £447 | £465 | — | Set | 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 17
- Disrepair raised 15
- Tenant sent comparables 12
- Landlord sent comparables 11
- Achieved rents cited 6
- Asking rents cited 6
- Portal listings cited 5
- Home inspected 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 PL 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 | £675 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 4 | £633 | 50% of 4 |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £738 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 2 | £895 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 4 | £601 | 100% of 4 |
| 2-bed houses | 8 | £600 | 71% of 7 |
| 3-bed houses | 3 | £1,150 | 67% of 3 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £850 | — |
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)
11 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the PL postcode area, median £715 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2024 | Mount Gould Road, Plymouth PL44-bed terraced house · Plymouth | — | — | £2,968 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Milton Abbot PL19West Devon | — | — | £2,711 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Providence Street, Plymouth PL42-bed terraced house · Plymouth | — | — | £691 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Adelaide Street, Plymouth PL1Maisonette · Plymouth | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Kirkstall Close, Plymouth PL23-bed terraced house · Plymouth | — | — | £499 | 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 PL postcode area?
41 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 29 under the earlier rules and 11 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the PL 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 PL 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 PL 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.