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Rent tribunal decisions in Devon
62 published rent tribunal decisions in Devon, 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 14 market-rent decisions in Devon. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Devon, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in Devon, 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
- −2.8% £25 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 66 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 36
- Set below the proposal
- 61% of 33 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 6%
- Median rent set
- £825
- Cut 61%
- Confirmed 33%
- Above 6%
Raising rents in Devon? 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.
By council
Every council in Devon with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 62. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Torridge EX382-bed end-terrace house · Torridge | £850 | £900 | £875 | Cut 2.8% | New rules |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Newton Abbott TQ13Teignbridge | £722 | — | £817 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Peacock Hill, Plymouth PL8South Hams | £995 | £1,095 | £1,150 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Totnes TQ9Unfurnished semi-detached house · South Hams | — | — | £3,120 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Fore Street, Totnes TQ9Unfurnished flat · South Hams | — | — | £1,647 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 31 Dec 2025 | Exeter Road, Okehampton EX202-bed semi-detached house · West Devon | £800 | £950 | £875 | Cut 7.9% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Plymouth Road, Buckfastleigh TQ111-bed semi-detached house · Teignbridge | £850 | £1,600 | £1,100 | Cut 31.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Sawmill Close, Totnes TQ92-bed flat · South Hams | £1,000 | £1,095 | £1,095 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Grenville Street, Bideford EX392-bed maisonette · Torridge | £675 | £695 | £675 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Oct 2025 | Newton Abbot TQ13Teignbridge | £600 | £800 | £723 | Cut 9.7% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Mill Lane, Totnes TQ92-bed maisonette · South Hams | £595 | £750 | £630 | Cut 16% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Miller Way, Exminster EX61-bed flat · Teignbridge | £775 | £900 | £825 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Raleigh Road, Exeter EX1Exeter | £795 | £865 | £840 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Priory Close, Barnstaple EX31North Devon | £825 | £875 | £825 | Cut 5.7% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Milton Abbot PL19West Devon | — | — | £2,711 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Chestnut Crescent, Exeter EX54-bed house · East Devon | £1,250 | £1,400 | £1,270 | Cut 9.3% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Nov 2024 | School Lane, Exeter EX6Teignbridge | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Nov 2024 | St Katherines Road, Exeter EX4Exeter | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Kinnerton Way, Exeter EX41-bed terraced house · Exeter | — | — | £267 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Higher Brimley Road, Teignmouth TQ14Teignbridge | £1,350 | £1,570 | £1,350 | Cut 14% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Sep 2024 | Park Road, Exeter EX13-bed terraced house · Exeter | £875 | £1,300 | £1,105 | Cut 15% | Earlier rules |
| 10 May 2024 | Raleigh Road, Exeter EX11-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Exeter | — | — | £795 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Yelverton PL203-bed flat · West Devon | £650 | £995 | £890 | Cut 10.6% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Exeter EX62-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Teignbridge | — | — | £647 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Exeter EX63-bed unfurnished detached house · Teignbridge | — | — | £649 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Exeter EX62-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Teignbridge | — | — | £686 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Exeter EX6Unfurnished detached house · Teignbridge | — | — | £785 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Feb 2024 | Southernhay Gardens, Exeter EX12-bed unfurnished flat · Exeter | — | — | £1,675 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Whiteley Avenue, Totnes TQ92-bed terraced house · South Hams | £645 | £795 | £710 | Cut 10.7% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Nov 2023 | Firbank Road, Dwlish EX72-bed semi-detached house · Teignbridge | £675 | £750 | £750 | Confirmed | 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 18
- Disrepair raised 14
- Landlord sent comparables 13
- Asking rents cited 13
- Tenant sent comparables 10
- Achieved rents cited 8
- Portal listings cited 8
- Hearing held 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 Devon 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 | 2 | £738 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 6 | £663 | 60% of 5 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £890 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 3 | £800 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 7 | £750 | 71% of 7 |
| 3-bed houses | 8 | £919 | 29% of 7 |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,310 | — |
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)
25 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Devon, median £780 a month, 2 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | Newton Abbott TQ13Teignbridge | £722 | — | £817 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Totnes TQ9Unfurnished semi-detached house · South Hams | — | — | £3,120 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Fore Street, Totnes TQ9Unfurnished flat · South Hams | — | — | £1,647 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Milton Abbot PL19West Devon | — | — | £2,711 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Nov 2024 | School Lane, Exeter EX6Teignbridge | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in South West
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 Devon?
62 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 36 under the earlier rules and 25 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Devon?
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 −2.8%.
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 Devon?
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 Devon 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.