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Rent tribunal decisions in Southampton
45 published rent tribunal decisions in Southampton. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 12 market-rent decisions in Southampton. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Southampton, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in Southampton yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 36
- Set below the proposal
- 70% of 30 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 13%
- Median rent set
- £850
- Cut 70%
- Confirmed 17%
- Above 13%
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The latest 30 of 45. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | Lisbon Road, Southampton SO15Southampton | £1,100 | £1,200 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Romsey Road, Southampton SO16Studio flat · Southampton | £875 | £975 | £850 | Cut 12.8% | Earlier rules |
| 31 Jul 2026 | Southampton SO191-bed flat · Southampton | £660 | £765 | £730 | Cut 4.6% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Romsey Road, Southampton SO161-bed unfurnished flat · Southampton | £950 | £1,100 | £950 | Cut 13.6% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Radcliffe Road, Southampton SO142-bed furnished maisonette · Southampton | £685 | £775 | £900 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Romsey Road, Southampton SO161-bed flat · Southampton | £1,000 | £1,100 | £1,000 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Brookside Way, Southampton SO181-bed flat · Southampton | £675 | £850 | £825 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2026 | International Way, Southampton SO19Southampton | £460 | £700 | £700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Northumberland Road, Southampton SO14Southampton | £1,300 | £1,400 | £1,375 | Cut 1.8% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Carlisle Road, Southampton SO16Southampton | £1,000 | £1,275 | £1,100 | Cut 13.7% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Sydney Road, Southampton SO15Southampton | £750 | £800 | £825 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Purbrook Close, Southampton SO162-bed flat · Southampton | £725 | £1,100 | £905 | Cut 17.7% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Southampton SO14Southampton | — | £1,200 | £1,000 | Cut 16.7% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2025 | Atherley Road, Southampton SO152-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Southampton | — | — | £1,050 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Maple Road, Southampton SO18Southampton | £650 | £900 | £650 | Cut 27.8% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2025 | Wimpson Road, Southampton SO163-bed flat · Southampton | £595 | £800 | £690 | Cut 13.7% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Phillimore Road, Southampton SO16Southampton | £693 | £762 | £850 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Lodge Road, Southampton SO14Southampton | £725 | £850 | £800 | Cut 5.9% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Hulse Road, Southampton SO15Studio flat · Southampton | £650 | £725 | £600 | Cut 17.2% | Earlier rules |
| 10 May 2024 | High Road, Southampton SO161-bed flat · Southampton | — | — | £775 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Feb 2024 | MacNaghten Road, Southampton SO183-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Southampton | — | — | £1,300 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Bursledon Road, Southampton SO193-bed detached house · Southampton | £1,297 | £1,550 | £1,440 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Bitterne Way, Southampton SO19Detached house · Southampton | — | — | £1,174 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Gainsford Road, Southampton SO192-bed maisonette · Southampton | £850 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Southampton SO192-bed flat · Southampton | £1,110 | £1,385 | £1,385 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2023 | Bullar Street, Southampton SO143-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Southampton | — | — | £1,200 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Millbrook Road East, Southampton SO151-bed flat · Southampton | £700 | £735 | £665 | Cut 9.5% | Earlier rules |
| 31 May 2023 | Atherley Road, Southampton SO152-bed semi-detached house · Southampton | — | — | £865 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 May 2023 | Shirley Road, Southampton SO152-bed unfurnished flat · Southampton | — | — | £895 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Westwood Road, Southampton SO171-bed flat · Southampton | £665 | £750 | £700 | Cut 6.7% | 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
- Damp or mould raised 15
- Portal listings cited 14
- Disrepair raised 12
- Achieved rents cited 7
- Asking rents cited 7
- Landlord sent comparables 5
- Tenant sent comparables 5
- Landlord used an agent 3
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 Southampton by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 2 | £725 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 7 | £775 | 100% of 6 |
| 2-bed flats | 10 | £900 | 38% of 8 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £690 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 6 | £944 | 80% of 5 |
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)
9 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Southampton, median £865 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2025 | Atherley Road, Southampton SO152-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Southampton | — | — | £1,050 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Feb 2024 | MacNaghten Road, Southampton SO183-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Southampton | — | — | £1,300 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Feb 2024 | Bitterne Way, Southampton SO19Detached house · Southampton | — | — | £1,174 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 31 May 2023 | Atherley Road, Southampton SO152-bed semi-detached house · Southampton | — | — | £865 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Clovelly Road, Southampton SO143-bed terraced house · Southampton | — | — | £554 | 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 Southampton?
45 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 36 under the earlier rules and 9 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Southampton?
There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.
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 Southampton?
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 Southampton 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.