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Rent tribunal decisions in Dartford
20 published rent tribunal decisions in Dartford, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% 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.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 5 market-rent decisions in Dartford. The tribunal values the home as it is.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3.2% £75 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 55 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 18
- Set below the proposal
- 94% of 17 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £2,255
- Cut 94%
- Confirmed 6%
Raising rents in Dartford? 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 20 of 20. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Davidson Road, Dartford DA23-bed end-terrace house · Dartford | £2,350 | £2,375 | £2,300 | Cut 3.2% | New rules |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Calverley Lane, Dartford DA102-bed semi-detached house · Dartford | £2,250 | £2,375 | £2,325 | Cut 2.1% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Heathcote Street, Dartford DA23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dartford | £2,195 | £2,375 | £2,363 | Cut 0.5% | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Heathcote Street, Dartford DA22-bed house · Dartford | £2,250 | £2,375 | £2,275 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 14 May 2026 | Blenheim Road, Dartford DA12-bed terraced house · Dartford | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,600 | Cut 5.9% | Earlier rules |
| 1 May 2026 | Penney Close, Dartford DA13-bed unfurnished terraced house · Dartford | £1,500 | £1,700 | £1,635 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Burroughs Drive, Dartford DA14-bed terraced house · Dartford | £2,100 | £2,400 | £2,300 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Heathcote Street, Dartford DA22-bed house · Dartford | £2,285 | £2,425 | £2,400 | Cut 1% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Talbot Road, Dartford DA22-bed house · Dartford | £2,285 | £2,450 | £2,400 | Cut 2% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Heathcote Street, Dartford DA22-bed semi-detached house · Dartford | £1,795 | £1,900 | £1,865 | Cut 1.8% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Heathcote Street, Dartford DA22-bed detached house · Dartford | £2,275 | £2,425 | £2,400 | Cut 1% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Heathcote Street, Dartford DA22-bed semi-detached house · Dartford | £1,765 | £1,920 | £1,875 | Cut 2.3% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Davidson Road, Dartford DA22-bed house · Dartford | £2,250 | £2,350 | £2,350 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Redwing Crescent, Greenhithe DA9Dartford | £1,050 | £1,250 | £1,050 | Cut 16% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Nelson Road, Dartford DA1Dartford | £1,400 | £1,800 | £1,650 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Redding Close, Dartford DA24-bed detached house · Dartford | £1,900 | £2,300 | £2,255 | Cut 2% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Dec 2023 | High Street, Swanscombe DA102-bed terraced house · Dartford | — | — | £1,250 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Hanbury Walk, Bexley DA53-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dartford | — | — | £1,568 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Sep 2021 | St. Margarets Road, Dartford DA42-bed bungalow · Dartford | £850 | £1,200 | £970 | Cut 19.2% | Earlier rules |
| 10 May 2021 | Sussex Road, Dartford DA11-bed flat · Dartford | £530 | £1,100 | £650 | Cut 40.9% | 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
- Achieved rents cited 11
- Landlord used an agent 9
- Asking rents cited 9
- Landlord sent comparables 8
- Portal listings cited 8
- Tenant sent comparables 6
- Disrepair raised 5
- Damp or mould raised 5
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 Dartford by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flats | 1 | £650 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 10 | £2,300 | 90% of 10 |
| 3-bed houses | 4 | £1,968 | 100% of 3 |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £2,278 | — |
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 Dartford, median £1,250 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2023 | High Street, Swanscombe DA102-bed terraced house · Dartford | — | — | £1,250 | Registered | Fair 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.
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 Dartford?
20 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 18 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 Dartford?
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 −3.2%.
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 Dartford?
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 Dartford 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.