Rent tribunal decisions in Doncaster
9 published rent tribunal decisions in Doncaster, 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.
Condition comes up in 2 market-rent decisions in Doncaster. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed once.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −0.6% £5 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 30 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 8
- Set below the proposal
- 33% of 3 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £820
- Cut 33%
- Confirmed 67%
Raising rents in Doncaster? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | Avondale Road, Doncaster DN22-bed semi-detached house · Doncaster | £795 | £825 | £820 | Cut 0.6% | New rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Woolwinder Close, Doncaster DN43-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | £1,000 | £1,095 | £1,095 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2026 | Flowitt Street, Doncaster DN43-bed unfurnished detached house · Doncaster | £1,025 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Bishop Auckland DN142-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Flowitt Street, Doncaster DN4Doncaster | — | — | £895 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Doncaster DN1Flat · Doncaster | — | £625 | £550 | Cut 12% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Dunford Drive, Doncaster DN4Doncaster | — | — | £995 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Bishop Auckland DN142-bed semi-detached house · Doncaster | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Feb 2024 | Airstone Road, Doncaster DN63-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | £433 | — | £590 | Set | 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
- Landlord sent comparables 3
- Hearing held 2
- Home inspected 2
- Landlord used an agent 2
- Tenant sent comparables 2
- Achieved rents cited 2
- Disrepair raised 2
- Asking rents cited 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 Doncaster by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £550 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 3 | £1,095 | — |
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.
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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 Doncaster?
9 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 8 under the earlier rules and 0 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Doncaster?
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 −0.6%.
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 Doncaster?
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 Doncaster 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.