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Rent tribunal decisions in Hackney
107 published rent tribunal decisions in Hackney, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 4 market-rent decisions in Hackney. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed once.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −6.2% £100 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 110 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 38
- Set below the proposal
- 42% of 19 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 21%
- Median rent set
- £1,500
- Cut 42%
- Confirmed 37%
- Above 21%
Raising rents in Hackney? 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 30 of 107. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Brooksbys Walk, Homerton E9Hackney | — | — | — | Struck out | New rules |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Schonfeld Square, Hackney N162-bed flat · Hackney | £458 | £486 | £486 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Lawrence Road, Hackney N15Studio flat · Hackney | £1,550 | £1,600 | £1,500 | Cut 6.2% | New rules |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Hackney E52-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £1,310 | £2,400 | £1,500 | Cut 37.5% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Amhurst Road, Hackney E82-bed terraced house · Hackney | £1,600 | £1,800 | £2,000 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Schonfeld Square, Hackney N162-bed flat · Hackney | £458 | £486 | £486 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Cowper Road, Hackney N164-bed terraced house · Hackney | £3,600 | £3,800 | £3,750 | Cut 1.3% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Knightland Road, Hackney E5Hackney | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Bailey Place, Hackney N16Hackney | £1,395 | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Cricketfield Rd, Hackney E51-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,650 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Avenue Road, Mimosa Cour N15Hackney | £1,850 | £1,950 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Hackney E8Hackney | £1,684 | £1,768 | £2,400 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Waterden Road, Hackney E201-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £2,250 | £2,500 | £2,500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2026 | Christie Road, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Ruthven Street, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Victoria Park Road, Hackney E9Hackney | £871 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Tandy Place, Hackney E201-bed furnished flat · Hackney | £2,300 | £2,500 | £2,500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Bethune Road, Hackney London N16Hackney | £1,625 | — | £2,773 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Roding Road, Hackney E5Unfurnished terraced house · Hackney | £2,392 | £4,680 | £3,200 | Cut 31.6% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Berger Road, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | £1,293 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Berger Road, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | £1,293 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 Sep 2025 | Britannia Walk, Hackney N12-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £868 | £896 | £896 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2025 | Stoke Newington N163-bed unfurnished terraced house · Hackney | — | — | £706 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 May 2025 | Graham Road, Hackney E8Hackney | £630 | — | £724 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Dalston London N161-bed unfurnished flat · Hackney | £1,296 | £1,418 | £1,700 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Lansdowne Drive, Hackney E8Hackney | £462 | — | £991 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Lansdowne Drive, Hackney E8Hackney | £462 | — | £991 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Clapton Terrace, Hackney E5Hackney | £739 | — | £880 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Navarino Road, Hackney E81-bed furnished flat · Hackney | — | — | £1,400 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Lavender Grove, Hackney E8Hackney | £927 | — | £1,328 | 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 10
- Tenant sent comparables 10
- Damp or mould raised 10
- Hearing held 8
- Landlord used an agent 7
- Home inspected 6
- Asking rents cited 6
- Notice validity 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 Hackney by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 3 | £719 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 7 | £1,700 | 25% of 4 |
| 2-bed flats | 6 | £1,198 | 40% of 5 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £2,200 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £1,372 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 1 | £2,000 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 5 | £1,250 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £3,325 | — |
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)
67 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Hackney, median £836 a month, 65 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | Christie Road, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Ruthven Street, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Victoria Park Road, Hackney E9Hackney | £871 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Bethune Road, Hackney London N16Hackney | £1,625 | — | £2,773 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 May 2025 | Graham Road, Hackney E8Hackney | £630 | — | £724 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other councils in Greater London
- Barking and Dagenham 30
- Barnet 107
- Bexley 36
- Brent 135
- Bromley 61
- Camden 150
- City of London 4
- Croydon 98
- Ealing 116
- Enfield 51
- Greenwich 60
- Hammersmith and Fulham 121
- Haringey 104
- Harrow 50
- Havering 24
- Hillingdon 46
- Hounslow 62
- Islington 79
- Kensington and Chelsea 214
- Kingston upon Thames 21
- Lambeth 172
- Lewisham 109
- Merton 32
- Newham 85
- Redbridge 56
- Richmond upon Thames 72
- Southwark 125
- Sutton 49
- Tower Hamlets 111
- Waltham Forest 59
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 Hackney?
107 published decisions: 2 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 38 under the earlier rules and 67 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Hackney?
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 −6.2%.
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 Hackney?
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 Hackney 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.