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Rent tribunal decisions in the SW postcode area
503 published rent tribunal decisions in the SW postcode area, 5 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (80% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Of 5 new-rules decisions in the SW postcode area, 4 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 5
- Set below the proposal
- 80% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −4.3% £163 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 51 days
- Cut 80%
- Confirmed 20%
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 163
- Set below the proposal
- 76% of 63 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 11%
- Median rent set
- £1,475
- Cut 76%
- Confirmed 13%
- Above 11%
Raising rents in the SW 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.
- Cut 10.2%
3-bed unfurnished flat
Hazelhurst Road, Wandsworth SW175 Oct 2026 · Wandsworth · New rules£2,200£1,975a month - Set
Trinity Road, Tooting SW17
Rent not stated in the published decision17 Sep 2026 · Wandsworth · New rules - Cut 5.9%
2-bed furnished flat
New Kings Road, Hammersmith and Fulham SW613 Aug 2026 · Hammersmith and Fulham · New rules£2,550£2,400a month - Cut 2.4%
Room in a shared house
Avoca Road, Tooting Bec SW1731 Jul 2026 · Wandsworth · New rules£1,230£1,200a month - Confirmed
3-bed flat
Hazlehurst Road, Wandsworth SW17£2,200a month27 Jul 2026 · Wandsworth · New rules - Cut 2.7%
3-bed furnished flat
Old Brompton Road, Kensington and Chelsea SW524 Jul 2026 · Kensington and Chelsea · New rules£6,375£6,200a month
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 503. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Hazelhurst Road, Wandsworth SW173-bed unfurnished flat · Wandsworth | £1,575 | £2,200 | £1,975 | Cut 10.2% | New rules |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Tildesley Road, Putney SW152-bed unfurnished flat · Wandsworth | £1,750 | £1,850 | £1,850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Trinity Road, Tooting SW17Wandsworth | — | — | — | Set | New rules |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Lillie Road, Hammersmith and Fulham SW61-bed flat · Hammersmith and Fulham | £1,525 | £1,678 | £1,650 | Cut 1.6% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Davidson Gardens, Lambeth SW8Lambeth | £1,214 | — | £1,391 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Elmhurst Street, Lambeth SW4Lambeth | £654 | — | £1,062 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Exchange Gardens, Lambeth SW83-bed furnished flat · Lambeth | £3,800 | £4,500 | £4,500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Atherfold Road, Lambeth SW9Lambeth | £901 | — | £902 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Aug 2026 | New Kings Road, Hammersmith and Fulham SW62-bed furnished flat · Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,400 | £2,550 | £2,400 | Cut 5.9% | New rules |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Lavender Hill, Wandsworth SW11Wandsworth | £2,200 | £2,310 | £2,250 | Cut 2.6% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Belleville Road, Wandsworth SW113-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wandsworth | £2,750 | £4,000 | £3,650 | Cut 8.7% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Langley Lane, Lambeth SW82-bed flat · Lambeth | £958 | £1,006 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Avoca Road, Tooting Bec SW17Room in a shared house · Wandsworth | £1,200 | £1,230 | £1,200 | Cut 2.4% | New rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Ferndale Road, Lambeth SW4Lambeth | £1,105 | — | £1,246 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Hazlehurst Road, Wandsworth SW173-bed flat · Wandsworth | £1,575 | £2,200 | £2,200 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Khartoum Road, Wandsworth SW17Wandsworth | £4,117 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Queenstown Road, Wandsworth SW111-bed furnished flat · Wandsworth | £2,383 | £2,665 | £2,550 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Scoles Crescent, Lambeth SW23-bed unfurnished maisonette · Lambeth | £1,500 | £2,000 | £1,800 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Old Brompton Road, Kensington and Chelsea SW53-bed furnished flat · Kensington and Chelsea | £6,200 | £6,375 | £6,200 | Cut 2.7% | New rules |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Exchange Gardens, Lambeth SW8Room in a shared house · Lambeth | £1,490 | £1,900 | £1,688 | Cut 11.2% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Danemere Street, Wandsworth SW15Wandsworth | £3,090 | — | £3,523 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Eversleigh Road, Wandsworth SW112-bed terraced house · Wandsworth | £1,388 | £1,457 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Elvaston Place, Kensington and Chelsea SW7Kensington and Chelsea | £1,568 | — | £1,788 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Nantes Close, Wandsworth SW181-bed furnished flat · Wandsworth | £1,400 | £1,650 | £1,600 | Cut 3% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Marius Road, Wandsworth SW17Flat · Wandsworth | £475 | £750 | £700 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Oakley Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea SW3Kensington and Chelsea | £33,150 | — | £37,791 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Tooting High St, Wandsworth SW172-bed flat · Wandsworth | £1,700 | £2,150 | £2,150 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Lambeth SW41-bed flat · Lambeth | £1,100 | — | £1,560 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Hammersmith and Fulham SW63-bed semi-detached house · Hammersmith and Fulham | £1,500 | £1,385 | £1,800 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Mirabel Road, Hammersmith and Fulham SW62-bed flat · Hammersmith and Fulham | £1,842 | £3,250 | £2,825 | 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 54
- Hearing held 44
- Disrepair raised 40
- Home inspected 26
- Asking rents cited 24
- Landlord sent comparables 22
- Tenant sent comparables 15
- Portal listings cited 13
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 SW 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 | 8 | £1,300 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 4 | £1,063 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 31 | £1,325 | 80% of 15 |
| 2-bed flats | 35 | £1,688 | 71% of 14 |
| 3-bed flats | 15 | £2,100 | 67% of 9 |
| 1-bed houses | 7 | £1,280 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 7 | £1,900 | 100% of 4 |
| 3-bed houses | 9 | £1,670 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 2 | £2,520 | — |
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)
334 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the SW postcode area, median £1,085 a month, 324 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Davidson Gardens, Lambeth SW8Lambeth | £1,214 | — | £1,391 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Elmhurst Street, Lambeth SW4Lambeth | £654 | — | £1,062 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Atherfold Road, Lambeth SW9Lambeth | £901 | — | £902 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Ferndale Road, Lambeth SW4Lambeth | £1,105 | — | £1,246 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Khartoum Road, Wandsworth SW17Wandsworth | £4,117 | — | — | 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 SW postcode area?
503 published decisions: 6 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 163 under the earlier rules and 334 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the SW postcode area?
Under the new rules, 4 of 5 decisions here (80%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −4.3%.
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 SW 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 SW 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.