- England
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- South Yorkshire
Rent tribunal decisions in South Yorkshire
48 published rent tribunal decisions in South Yorkshire, 2 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
Condition comes up in 4 market-rent decisions in South Yorkshire. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed 2 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 2
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3.2% £53 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 43 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 2 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 34
- Set below the proposal
- 60% of 5 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £680
- Cut 60%
- Confirmed 40%
Raising rents in South Yorkshire? 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.
- Struck out
Penthorpe Close, Sheffield S12
Notice invalid: no rent set28 Aug 2026 · Sheffield · New rules - Cut 0.6%
2-bed semi-detached house
Avondale Road, Doncaster DN220 Aug 2026 · Doncaster · New rules£825£820a month - Cut 5.9%
4-bed unfurnished detached house
Melhaven Way, Rotherham S6622 Jul 2026 · Rotherham · New rules£1,700£1,600a month
By council
Every council in South Yorkshire with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 48. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Penthorpe Close, Sheffield S12Sheffield | £850 | £1,000 | — | Struck out | New rules |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Avondale Road, Doncaster DN22-bed semi-detached house · Doncaster | £795 | £825 | £820 | Cut 0.6% | New rules |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Melhaven Way, Rotherham S664-bed unfurnished detached house · Rotherham | £1,500 | £1,700 | £1,600 | Cut 5.9% | New rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Woolwinder Close, Doncaster DN43-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | £1,000 | £1,095 | £1,095 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Heelis Street, Barnsley S701-bed flat · Barnsley | £475 | £550 | £520 | Cut 5.5% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Linden Road, Rotherham S632-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rotherham | £595 | £650 | £625 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 6 May 2026 | Flowitt Street, Doncaster DN43-bed unfurnished detached house · Doncaster | £1,025 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Pitsmoor Road, Sheffield S3Sheffield | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Bishop Auckland DN142-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Doncaster | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Flowitt Street, Doncaster DN4Doncaster | — | — | £895 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2025 | Fornham Street, Sheffield S21-bed unfurnished flat · Sheffield | — | — | £650 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2025 | Strathmore Grove, Rotherham S63Rotherham | £419 | — | £498 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Lismore Road, Sheffield S82-bed semi-detached house · Sheffield | £1,213 | — | £1,213 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Doncaster DN1Flat · Doncaster | — | £625 | £550 | Cut 12% | Earlier rules |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Sheffield S23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sheffield | — | — | £1,250 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Dunford Drive, Doncaster DN4Doncaster | — | — | £995 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Barnsley S72Barnsley | — | — | £850 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Bethel Gardens, Barnsley S751-bed home · Barnsley | — | — | £735 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 Nov 2024 | City Road, Sheffield S2Sheffield | £384 | — | £514 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Baxter Road, Sheffield S6Sheffield | £158 | — | £1,083 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Princess Street, Barnsley S703-bed unfurnished terraced house · Barnsley | — | — | £650 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Priory Road, Sheffield S7Part furnished maisonette · Sheffield | £850 | — | £900 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Bishop Auckland DN142-bed semi-detached house · Doncaster | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Adelaide Lane, Sheffield S32-bed furnished flat · Sheffield | — | — | £64 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Bubwith Road, Sheffield S9Unfurnished flat · Sheffield | — | — | £433 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Noehill Road, Sheffield S23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sheffield | — | — | £562 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2024 | Northfield Close, Sheffield S10Sheffield | £417 | — | £896 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 5 Feb 2024 | Rotherham S653-bed semi-detached house · Rotherham | £2,383 | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Feb 2024 | Cambridge Crescent, Rotherham S653-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Rotherham | — | — | £695 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Feb 2024 | St Johns Avenue, Rotherham S602-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rotherham | — | — | £600 | Set | 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 6
- Landlord used an agent 5
- Landlord sent comparables 5
- Tenant sent comparables 5
- Home inspected 4
- Achieved rents cited 4
- Disrepair raised 4
- Hearing held 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 South Yorkshire 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 | £585 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 1 | £64 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 8 | £598 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 10 | £695 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,490 | — |
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)
11 Rent Act 1977 decisions in South Yorkshire, median £523 a month, 6 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2025 | Strathmore Grove, Rotherham S63Rotherham | £419 | — | £498 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Nov 2024 | City Road, Sheffield S2Sheffield | £384 | — | £514 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Baxter Road, Sheffield S6Sheffield | £158 | — | £1,083 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 May 2024 | Northfield Close, Sheffield S10Sheffield | £417 | — | £896 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Clarke Street, Sheffield S10Sheffield | £533 | — | £719 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in Yorkshire and The Humber
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 South Yorkshire?
48 published decisions: 3 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 34 under the earlier rules and 11 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in South Yorkshire?
Under the new rules, 2 of 2 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −3.2%.
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 South Yorkshire?
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 South Yorkshire 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.