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Rent tribunal decisions in the SM postcode area

50 published rent tribunal decisions in the SM postcode area. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.

0 new rules18 earlier rules32 fair rentssince 2019
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11% raised disrepair

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

£1,443

Median market rent the tribunal set in the SM postcode area, all years, £ a month.

32 fair rents

Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in the SM postcode area, kept separate from Section 13 figures.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

No decisions under the new rules in the SM postcode area yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
18
Set below the proposal
86% of 7 with both figures
Set above the proposal
14%
Median rent set
£1,443
  • Cut 86%
  • Confirmed 0%
  • Above 14%

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By postcode district

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

Every recent decision

The latest 30 of 50. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.

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Rent tribunal decisions in the SM postcode area
DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
27 Jul 2026Eaton Road, Sutton SM2Sutton£1,600—£1,600SetEarlier rules
20 Jul 2026Sutton SM2Sutton£706—£795RegisteredFair rent
22 May 2026Assembly Walk, Sutton SM5Sutton£1,520£2,597£1,700Cut 34.5%Earlier rules
10 Sep 2025Grennel Road, Sutton SM13-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sutton——£2,200SetEarlier rules
28 Aug 2025Ross Road, Wallington SM6Sutton£811—£1,018RegisteredFair rent
24 Sep 2024Vellum drive, Carshalton SM5Unfurnished maisonette · Sutton——£1,150SetEarlier rules
29 Jul 2024Carshalton SM5Flat · Sutton£1,300£1,950£1,520Cut 22.1%Earlier rules
9 Jul 2024Sutton SM2Sutton£769—£1,007RegisteredFair rent
9 Jul 2024Merton SM4Merton£960—£953RegisteredFair rent
2 Jul 2024Wynash Gardens, Carshalton SM5Sutton£696—£792RegisteredFair rent
2 Jul 2024Wynash Gardens, Carshalton SM5Sutton£660—£720RegisteredFair rent
30 May 2024Assembly Walk, Carshalton SM5Flat · Sutton£1,300£1,950£1,520Cut 22.1%Earlier rules
20 May 2024Henley Avenue, Sutton SM33-bed furnished terraced house · Sutton£1,600£1,850£2,000AboveEarlier rules
10 May 2024Ambleside Gardens, Sutton SM2Sutton£665—£706RegisteredFair rent
19 Mar 2024Lynmouth Avenue, Morden SM43-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Merton£504£1,700£1,210Cut 28.8%Earlier rules
12 Mar 2024Sutton Court Road, Sutton SM11-bed part furnished flat · Sutton£1,250£1,550£1,300Cut 16.1%Earlier rules
31 Jan 2024Conway Drive, Sutton SM2Sutton£897—£1,127RegisteredFair rent
11 Dec 2023Ambleside Gardens, Sutton SM2Sutton£767—£936RegisteredFair rent
29 Nov 2023Westmoreland Drive, Sutton SM2Sutton£813—£1,036RegisteredFair rent
26 Oct 2023Prince of Wales Road, Sutton SM13-bed unfurnished terraced house · Sutton——£1,850SetEarlier rules
11 Sep 2023Sutton SM61-bed unfurnished flat · Sutton——£950SetEarlier rules
5 Sep 2023Grove Avenue, Sutton SM1Sutton£849—£936RegisteredFair rent
4 Aug 2023Ambleside Gardens, Sutton SM2Sutton£765—£977RegisteredFair rent
17 Jun 2023Henley Avenue, Sutton SM33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Sutton—£1,700£1,665Cut 2.1%Earlier rules
2 May 2023Prince of Wales Road, Sutton SM1Sutton———Struck outEarlier rules
22 Mar 2023Lenham Road, Sutton SM1Sutton———SetEarlier rules
4 May 2022Conway Drive, Sutton SM2Sutton£806—£938RegisteredFair rent
19 Apr 2022Mollison Drive, Wallington SM63-bed flat · Sutton——£1,250SetEarlier rules
22 Mar 2022London Road, Cheam SM3Unfurnished maisonette · Sutton——£1,257SetEarlier rules
16 Mar 2022Wynash Gardens, Carshalton SM5Sutton£563—£736RegisteredFair rent

Decisions by month

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

Type of homeDecisionsMedian rent setCut below the proposal
1-bed flats2£1,125—
3-bed flats1£1,250—
2-bed houses1£1,305—
3-bed houses5£1,85067% of 3

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)

32 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the SM postcode area, median £793 a month, 31 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
20 Jul 2026Sutton SM2Sutton£706—£795RegisteredFair rent
28 Aug 2025Ross Road, Wallington SM6Sutton£811—£1,018RegisteredFair rent
9 Jul 2024Sutton SM2Sutton£769—£1,007RegisteredFair rent
9 Jul 2024Merton SM4Merton£960—£953RegisteredFair rent
2 Jul 2024Wynash Gardens, Carshalton SM5Sutton£696—£792RegisteredFair 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 SM postcode area?

50 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 18 under the earlier rules and 32 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.

Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the SM postcode area?

There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.

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 SM 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 SM 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.