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Rent tribunal decisions in Dorset
28 published rent tribunal decisions in Dorset, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 3 market-rent decisions in Dorset. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Dorset, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in Dorset, kept separate from Section 13 figures.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3.3% £40 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 34 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 11
- Set below the proposal
- 56% of 9 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 11%
- Median rent set
- £1,130
- Cut 56%
- Confirmed 33%
- Above 11%
Raising rents in Dorset? 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 28 of 28. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2026 | Oldridge Road, Chickerell DT32-bed furnished detached house · Dorset | £1,000 | £1,200 | £1,160 | Cut 3.3% | New rules |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Dorset DT6House · Dorset | £550 | £600 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Bridport DT6Furnished detached house · Dorset | £550 | £600 | £600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Sturminster Newton DT103-bed unfurnished detached house · Dorset | £2,600 | £2,800 | £2,700 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 31 Dec 2025 | Thornford Road, Dorste DT9Dorset | — | — | £22,533 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Wimborne BH21Dorset | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Studland BH194-bed detached house · Dorset | — | — | £17,110 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Apr 2025 | St. Leonards Road, Weymouth DT4Dorset | — | — | £806 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Poole Road, Poole BH16Dorset | £950 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Blandford Road, Wimborne BH213-bed detached house · Dorset | — | — | £1,040 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Dec 2023 | Dales Drive, Wimborne BH212-bed semi-detached house · Dorset | £850 | £1,350 | £1,250 | Cut 7.4% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Wimborne BH213-bed semi-detached house · Dorset | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Brandy Lane, Portland DT5Terraced house · Dorset | £600 | £900 | £850 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 31 May 2023 | Manor Grove, Dorchester DT21-bed flat · Dorset | £433 | £482 | £660 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Sturminster Newton DT103-bed unfurnished detached house · Dorset | £2,300 | £2,500 | £2,220 | Cut 11.2% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Sep 2022 | Billingsmoor Lane, Dorchester DT13-bed detached house · Dorset | £1,600 | £1,800 | £1,800 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2022 | East Street, Wareham BH20Unfurnished house · Dorset | — | — | £25,584 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Woodcutts Lane, Wimborne BH213-bed detached house · Dorset | — | £1,500 | £1,094 | Cut 27.1% | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jan 2022 | Portland Road, Weymouth DT42-bed flat · Dorset | — | — | £672 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Apr 2021 | Wimborne BH21Detached house · Dorset | — | — | £711 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Blandford Forum DT113-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dorset | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 19 Dec 2019 | Bridport Road, Dorchester DT2Dorset | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 19 Dec 2019 | Sturminster Newton DT10House · Dorset | — | £2,500 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Portland Road, Weymouth DT4Dorset | — | — | £728 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Sherborne DT9Dorset | — | — | £495 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Main Street, Dorchester DT22-bed semi-detached house · Dorset | — | — | £620 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Mar 2019 | St. Leonards Road, Weymouth DT4Dorset | — | — | £680 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Mar 2019 | St. Leonards Road, Weymouth DT41-bed house · Dorset | — | — | £602 | 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
- Damp or mould raised 6
- Asking rents cited 5
- Landlord sent comparables 4
- Achieved rents cited 4
- Disrepair raised 3
- Tenant sent comparables 2
- Home inspected 1
- Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee 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 Dorset 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 | £660 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 2 | £1,205 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 4 | £2,010 | 75% of 4 |
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)
16 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Dorset, median £728 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | Thornford Road, Dorste DT9Dorset | — | — | £22,533 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Wimborne BH21Dorset | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Studland BH194-bed detached house · Dorset | — | — | £17,110 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Apr 2025 | St. Leonards Road, Weymouth DT4Dorset | — | — | £806 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Blandford Road, Wimborne BH213-bed detached house · Dorset | — | — | £1,040 | 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
- Blackpool 9
- 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
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 Dorset?
28 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 11 under the earlier rules and 16 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Dorset?
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 −3.3%.
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 Dorset?
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 Dorset 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.