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Rent tribunal decisions in Essex

79 published rent tribunal decisions in Essex. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.

0 new rules57 earlier rules22 fair rentssince 2019
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32% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 18 market-rent decisions in Essex. The tribunal values the home as it is.

1 hardship request

Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed in none.

£1,043

Median market rent the tribunal set in Essex, all years, £ a month.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

No decisions under the new rules in Essex yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
57
Set below the proposal
79% of 39 with both figures
Set above the proposal
3%
Median rent set
£1,043
  • Cut 79%
  • Confirmed 18%
  • Above 3%

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By council

Every council in Essex with at least one published decision.

Every recent decision

The latest 30 of 79. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.

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Rent tribunal decisions in Essex
DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
1 Sep 2026Park Road, Brentwood CM14Brentwood£950£1,250£1,035Cut 17.2%Earlier rules
17 Jul 2026Eagle Way, Brentwood CM132-bed flat · Brentwood£1,450£1,505£1,505ConfirmedEarlier rules
16 Jul 2026Basildon SS144-bed terraced house · Basildon£1,750£1,870£1,800Cut 3.7%Earlier rules
10 Jun 2026The Square, Loughton IG102-bed semi-detached house · Epping Forest£1,900£2,000£2,000ConfirmedEarlier rules
16 Mar 2026Acacia Avenue, Colchester CO4Colchester—£1,650—SetEarlier rules
9 Feb 2026Paslow Hall Cottages King Street, Ongar CM5Epping Forest——£1,300RegisteredFair rent
23 Jan 2026Whitehall Court Newland Street, Witham CM81-bed flat · Braintree—£1,000—SetEarlier rules
24 Dec 2025Avignon Close, Colchester CO2Studio flat · Colchester£560£695£650Cut 6.5%Earlier rules
1 Dec 2025Chelmsford CM3Chelmsford——£1,050RegisteredFair rent
6 Oct 2025Epping Forest IG71-bed house · Epping Forest£1,750£2,400£2,070Cut 13.7%Earlier rules
11 Aug 2025Basildon SS153-bed maisonette · Basildon£1,450£1,550£1,530Cut 1.3%Earlier rules
4 Jul 2025Chelmsford CM1Chelmsford——£700RegisteredFair rent
1 Jul 2025Windsor Road, Bowers Gifford SS13Basildon£825£1,400£895Cut 36.1%Earlier rules
11 Jun 2025Mount Bures CO8Colchester£1,050£1,250—SetEarlier rules
19 May 2025Carisbrooke Drive, Chelmsford CM32-bed furnished end-terrace house · Chelmsford—£1,300£1,300ConfirmedEarlier rules
15 May 2025Goodwins Close, Uttlesford CM64-bed unfurnished house · Uttlesford——£1,950SetEarlier rules
17 Mar 2025Montgomery Close, Colchester CO2Colchester———Struck outEarlier rules
10 Mar 2025Barrack Street, Colchester CO1Colchester——£250RegisteredFair rent
6 Jan 2025Castle Point SS8Castle Point—£1,025—SetEarlier rules
9 Dec 2024Basildon SS152-bed terraced house · Basildon—£613—SetEarlier rules
4 Nov 2024Spring Gardens Road, Colchester CO6Colchester——£676RegisteredFair rent
21 Oct 2024Roman Road, Chelmsford CM2Chelmsford£888£953£910Cut 4.5%Earlier rules
26 Sep 2024London Road, Maldon CM91-bed bungalow · Maldon£817—£888RegisteredFair rent
23 Sep 2024Fencepiece Road, Chigwell IG71-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Epping Forest—£2,300£2,200Cut 4.3%Earlier rules
10 Sep 2024Epping Forest CM16Epping Forest£2,125£2,995£3,000AboveEarlier rules
14 Aug 2024Basildon SS112-bed semi-detached house · Basildon£1,150£2,000£1,800Cut 10%Earlier rules
23 Jul 2024Maldon CM91-bed semi-detached house · Maldon——£858RegisteredFair rent
29 May 2024Colchester CO2House · Colchester—£518—SetEarlier rules
23 May 2024St Peters Avenue, Ongar CM5Epping Forest——£1,018RegisteredFair rent
20 May 2024Maldon CM02-bed semi-detached house · Maldon£550£831—SetEarlier rules

Decisions by month

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Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.

What came up

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 Essex by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.

Type of homeDecisionsMedian rent setCut below the proposal
Studios1£650—
Rooms in shared houses1£325—
1-bed flats8£446100% of 7
2-bed flats6£93050% of 4
3-bed flats1£1,530—
1-bed houses3£2,070100% of 3
2-bed houses8£1,25067% of 6
3-bed houses2£1,548—
4-bed houses2£1,875—
5+ bed houses1£1,100—

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)

22 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Essex, median £855 a month, 4 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
9 Feb 2026Paslow Hall Cottages King Street, Ongar CM5Epping Forest——£1,300RegisteredFair rent
1 Dec 2025Chelmsford CM3Chelmsford——£1,050RegisteredFair rent
4 Jul 2025Chelmsford CM1Chelmsford——£700RegisteredFair rent
10 Mar 2025Barrack Street, Colchester CO1Colchester——£250RegisteredFair rent
4 Nov 2024Spring Gardens Road, Colchester CO6Colchester——£676RegisteredFair rent

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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.

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Questions agents and landlords ask

How many rent tribunal decisions are there in Essex?

79 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 57 under the earlier rules and 22 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.

Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Essex?

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 Essex?

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 Essex 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
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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.