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Rent tribunal decisions in the RM postcode area
54 published rent tribunal decisions in the RM postcode area, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 9 market-rent decisions in the RM 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.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the RM postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −6.2% £150 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 108 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 44
- Set below the proposal
- 83% of 29 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £1,400
- Cut 83%
- Confirmed 17%
Raising rents in the RM postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 54. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | School Road, Dagenham RM102-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,200 | £2,400 | £2,250 | Cut 6.2% | New rules |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Sheppey Road, Dagenham RM93-bed semi-detached house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,350 | £1,950 | £1,750 | Cut 10.3% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Fairmont Road, Rainham RM13Havering | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Upminster Road South, Rainham RM132-bed unfurnished flat · Havering | £875 | £1,750 | £1,000 | Cut 42.9% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Gooshays Drive, Romford RM32-bed terraced house · Havering | £1,300 | £1,950 | £1,900 | Cut 2.6% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Sterry Road, Degenham RM103-bed terraced house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,400 | £2,200 | £1,785 | Cut 18.9% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Station Square, Havering RM22-bed house · Havering | £1,450 | £1,560 | £1,400 | Cut 10.3% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Barking and Dagenham RM83-bed semi-detached house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,700 | £2,200 | £2,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Oxlow Lane, Dagenham RM102-bed part furnished flat · Barking and Dagenham | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,650 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Blacksmiths Close, Redbridge RM6Furnished studio flat · Redbridge | £1,050 | £1,200 | £1,100 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Butteridges Close, Dagenham RM92-bed furnished flat · Barking and Dagenham | £1,100 | £1,600 | £1,350 | Cut 15.6% | Earlier rules |
| 19 May 2026 | Longbridge Road, Dagenham RM8Barking and Dagenham | £1,300 | £1,800 | £1,700 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | David Road, Dagenham RM82-bed terraced house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,850 | £2,000 | £2,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 28 Apr 2026 | North Hill Drive, Romford RM33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Havering | — | £2,000 | £2,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Dell Road, Grays RM17Unfurnished studio flat · Thurrock | £705 | £855 | £750 | Cut 12.3% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Gainsborough Road, Dagenham RM83-bed semi-detached house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,600 | £2,350 | £1,995 | Cut 15.1% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Romford RM2Havering | £810 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Thurrock RM151-bed flat · Thurrock | £790 | £900 | £850 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Romford RM2Havering | £780 | — | £886 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Chantress Close, Dagenham RM102-bed unfurnished flat · Barking and Dagenham | £1,350 | £1,500 | £1,350 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Thurrock RM171-bed house · Thurrock | £450 | £800 | £650 | Cut 18.7% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Woolings Close, Orsett RM164-bed unfurnished detached house · Thurrock | — | — | £1,195 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2025 | Heath Park Road, Romford RM22-bed unfurnished flat · Havering | £1,450 | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2025 | Webster Close, Hornchurch RM123-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Havering | £1,200 | £1,900 | £1,615 | Cut 15% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Romford RM61-bed furnished terraced house · Barking and Dagenham | £925 | £1,025 | £900 | Cut 12.2% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Albany Road, Hornchurch RM123-bed furnished semi-detached house · Havering | £1,650 | £1,895 | £1,870 | Cut 1.3% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Blewetts Cottages New Road, Rainham Essex RM13Havering | £692 | — | £816 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Oxlow Lane, Dagenham RM92-bed furnished terraced house · Barking and Dagenham | £1,000 | £1,800 | £1,665 | Cut 7.5% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Station Lane, Hornchurch RM122-bed unfurnished flat · Havering | £1,256 | £1,450 | £1,450 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Sep 2024 | Hevingham Drive, Chadwell Heath RM6Furnished flat · Redbridge | £1,400 | £1,750 | £1,520 | Cut 13.1% | 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
- Landlord sent comparables 15
- Hearing held 9
- Home inspected 9
- Tenant sent comparables 9
- Disrepair raised 9
- Asking rents cited 8
- Portal listings cited 8
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 RM 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 | 2 | £925 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £600 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 3 | £1,080 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 9 | £1,375 | 83% of 6 |
| 1-bed houses | 4 | £1,050 | 75% of 4 |
| 2-bed houses | 7 | £1,665 | 83% of 6 |
| 3-bed houses | 12 | £1,768 | 75% of 8 |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,448 | — |
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)
9 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the RM postcode area, median £816 a month, 8 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Romford RM2Havering | £810 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Romford RM2Havering | £780 | — | £886 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Blewetts Cottages New Road, Rainham Essex RM13Havering | £692 | — | £816 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Durrants Close, Rainham RM13Havering | £611 | — | £922 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Sep 2023 | Romford RM2Havering | £748 | — | £95 | 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 RM postcode area?
54 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 44 under the earlier rules and 9 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the RM postcode area?
Under the new rules, 1 of 1 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −6.2%.
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 RM 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 RM 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.