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Rent tribunal decisions in Blackpool
9 published rent tribunal decisions in Blackpool, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (0% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
Condition comes up in 1 market-rent decisions in Blackpool. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed 2 times.
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
- 79 days
- Cut 0%
- Confirmed 100%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 7
- Set below the proposal
- 80% of 5 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £710
- Cut 80%
- Confirmed 20%
Raising rents in Blackpool? 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 9 of 9. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | Empress Drive, Blackpool FY21-bed unfurnished flat · Blackpool | £489 | £512 | £512 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Dorset Street, Blackpool FY42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Blackpool | £600 | £700 | £700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Smithy Mews, Blackpool FY12-bed terraced house · Blackpool | £600 | £775 | £720 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Coopers Way, Blackpool FY13-bed terraced house · Blackpool | £850 | £860 | £800 | Cut 7% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Albany Avenue, Blackpool FY4Studio flat · Blackpool | £650 | £875 | £870 | Cut 0.6% | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2025 | Erdington Road, Blackpool FY13-bed unfurnished terraced house · Blackpool | — | £800 | £740 | Cut 7.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Huntley Avenue, Blackpool FY32-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Blackpool | — | — | £640 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Blackpool FY4Unfurnished flat · Blackpool | — | — | £450 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Bispham Road, Blackpool FY2Blackpool | £325 | — | £342 | Registered | Fair rent |
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
- Landlord sent comparables 3
- Achieved rents cited 2
- Damp or mould raised 2
- Hardship delay asked for 2
- Hardship delay granted 2
- Home inspected 1
- Landlord used an agent 1
- Tenant sent comparables 1
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 Blackpool by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 1 | £870 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 1 | £512 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £700 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 2 | £770 | — |
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 Blackpool, median £342 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2019 | Bispham Road, Blackpool FY2Blackpool | £325 | — | £342 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other councils
- Adur 4
- Amber Valley 11
- Arun 10
- Ashford 8
- Babergh 6
- Barking and Dagenham 30
- Barnet 107
- Barnsley 5
- Basildon 5
- Basingstoke and Deane 15
- Bassetlaw 4
- Bath and North East Somerset 13
- Bedford 14
- Bexley 36
- Birmingham 240
- Blaby 4
- Blackburn with Darwen 6
- Bolsover 4
- Bolton 23
- Boston 2
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 49
- Bracknell Forest 4
- Bradford 28
- Braintree 4
- Breckland 5
- Brent 135
- Brentwood 5
- Brighton and Hove 66
- Bristol, City of 67
- Broadland 11
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 Blackpool?
9 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 7 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 Blackpool?
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 Blackpool?
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 Blackpool 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.