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Rent tribunal decisions in Southwark
125 published rent tribunal decisions in Southwark. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 15 market-rent decisions in Southwark. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 6 times; it agreed 4 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Southwark, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in Southwark yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 63
- Set below the proposal
- 65% of 31 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 10%
- Median rent set
- £1,525
- Cut 65%
- Confirmed 26%
- Above 10%
Raising rents in Southwark? 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 125. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Southwark SE11-bed furnished flat · Southwark | £1,584 | £1,900 | £1,700 | Cut 10.5% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Southwark SE1Southwark | — | — | — | Set | New rules |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Abercorn Way, Southwark SE1Southwark | — | — | — | Struck out | New rules |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Achilles Close, St SE1Southwark | £1,336 | £1,900 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 18 Sep 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Bermondsey SE1Southwark | £1,283 | £1,600 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 18 Sep 2026 | Southwark SE12-bed furnished maisonette · Southwark | £1,629 | £1,900 | £1,800 | Cut 5.3% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Lytham Street, Southwark SE172-bed unfurnished terraced house · Southwark | £1,750 | £2,400 | £2,400 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Achilles Close, Southwark SE12-bed furnished maisonette · Southwark | £1,627 | £1,900 | £1,775 | Cut 6.6% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Southwark SE12-bed furnished flat · Southwark | £1,626 | £1,900 | £1,800 | Cut 5.3% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Southwark SE12-bed flat · Southwark | £1,375 | £1,900 | £1,850 | Cut 2.6% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Achilles Close, Southwark SE11-bed flat · Southwark | £1,365 | £1,600 | £1,500 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Bermondsey SE12-bed maisonette · Southwark | £1,523 | £1,900 | £1,900 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Acanthus Drive, Bermondsey SE12-bed maisonette · Southwark | £1,326 | £1,900 | £1,900 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Dekker Road, Southwark SE21Southwark | £1,775 | £2,250 | £2,150 | Cut 4.4% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Achilles Close, Southwark SE11-bed furnished flat · Southwark | £1,325 | £1,600 | £1,450 | Cut 9.4% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | The Gardens, East Dulwich SE22Southwark | £1,204 | £1,750 | £1,750 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Southwark SE21Southwark | £2,000 | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Southwark SE12-bed flat · Southwark | £1,700 | £1,950 | £1,950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Southwark SE5Southwark | £735 | — | £1,122 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 May 2026 | Southwark SE52-bed flat · Southwark | £1,158 | £1,349 | £1,800 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 5 May 2026 | Foundry Close, Southwark SE16Southwark | £1,445 | — | £1,649 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Glengarry Road, Southwark SE222-bed unfurnished flat · Southwark | £2,225 | £2,375 | £2,300 | Cut 3.2% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Barkham Terrace, Southwark SE16-bed unfurnished maisonette · Southwark | — | £9,000 | £6,300 | Cut 30% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Nov 2025 | South Croxted Road, West Dulwich SE213-bed unfurnished flat · Southwark | £1,120 | £1,700 | £1,500 | Cut 11.8% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Harmony Place, Southwark SE12-bed unfurnished flat · Southwark | — | — | £1,993 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Barry Road, Southwark SE22Southwark | £1,015 | — | £1,152 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Vicarage Grove, Southwark SE52-bed unfurnished flat · Southwark | — | — | £1,935 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2025 | Southwark SE15Southwark | £666 | — | £1,051 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 May 2025 | Southwark SE16Terraced house · Southwark | £1,064 | — | £1,235 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Spurling Road, Southwark SE22Southwark | £494 | — | £696 | 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
- Disrepair raised 15
- Landlord used an agent 12
- Damp or mould raised 12
- Landlord sent comparables 11
- Tenant sent comparables 10
- Hearing held 9
- Asking rents cited 9
- Notice validity raised 9
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 Southwark by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms in shared houses | 2 | £887 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 11 | £1,260 | 100% of 7 |
| 2-bed flats | 22 | £1,800 | 62% of 13 |
| 3-bed flats | 4 | £1,824 | — |
| 4+ bed flats | 2 | £4,150 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 5 | £1,219 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 2 | £1,175 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £2,520 | — |
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)
60 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Southwark, median £856 a month, 59 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | Southwark SE5Southwark | £735 | — | £1,122 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 5 May 2026 | Foundry Close, Southwark SE16Southwark | £1,445 | — | £1,649 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Barry Road, Southwark SE22Southwark | £1,015 | — | £1,152 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 May 2025 | Southwark SE15Southwark | £666 | — | £1,051 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 May 2025 | Southwark SE16Terraced house · Southwark | £1,064 | — | £1,235 | 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
- Hackney 107
- 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
- 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 Southwark?
125 published decisions: 2 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 63 under the earlier rules and 60 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Southwark?
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 Southwark?
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 Southwark 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.