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Rent tribunal decisions in Southend-on-Sea
27 published rent tribunal decisions in Southend-on-Sea. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 11 market-rent decisions in Southend-on-Sea. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Southend-on-Sea, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in Southend-on-Sea, kept separate from Section 13 figures.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in Southend-on-Sea yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 23
- Set below the proposal
- 85% of 13 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £900
- Cut 85%
- Confirmed 15%
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| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Crowstone Avenue, Westcliff On Sea SS05-bed semi-detached house · Southend-on-Sea | £2,600 | £2,700 | £2,700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea SS03-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Southend-on-Sea | £1,400 | £1,700 | £1,445 | Cut 15% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Crowstone Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | £2,600 | £2,700 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Southend-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | £750 | £900 | £700 | Cut 22.2% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Baxter Avenue, Southend SS22-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | — | £1,200 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Eastwood Boulevard, Westcliff-on-Sea SS01-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | £672 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Southend-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | £750 | £900 | £700 | Cut 22.2% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Southend-on-Sea SS01-bed end-terrace house · Southend-on-Sea | £740 | £925 | £875 | Cut 5.4% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Christchurch Road, Southend on Sea SS2Detached house · Southend-on-Sea | £900 | £1,250 | £1,100 | Cut 12% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Southend-on-Sea SS21-bed detached house · Southend-on-Sea | £800 | £860 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 Aug 2025 | High Street, Shoeburyness SS3Southend-on-Sea | £895 | £1,200 | £875 | Cut 27.1% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Rowan Walk, Leigh on Sea SS9Southend-on-Sea | — | £1,900 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2025 | Eastwood Road North, Leigh- on-Sea SS91-bed house · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £900 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Southend SS2Southend-on-Sea | — | £1,500 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Leigh-on-Sea SS92-bed unfurnished flat · Southend-on-Sea | — | £1,300 | £1,040 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Aug 2024 | North Avenue, Southend-on- Sea SS23-bed unfurnished terraced house · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £1,450 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Southend-on-Sea SS21-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | £600 | £800 | £500 | Cut 37.5% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2024 | Ceylon Road, Westcliffe on Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | £800 | — | £975 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Southbourne Grove, Westcliffe-on-Sea Essex SS0Southend-on-Sea | £895 | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jan 2024 | West Road, Westcliffe on Sea SS01-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £750 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Southend-on-Sea SS33-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | £1,000 | £1,100 | £1,000 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Mar 2023 | Weybourne Gardens, Southend on Sea SS2House · Southend-on-Sea | £1,050 | £1,200 | £900 | Cut 25% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Nov 2022 | South Avenue, Southend-on- Sea SS2Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £546 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Aug 2022 | Clifftown Parade, Southend on Sea SS12-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £856 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Mar 2020 | Victoria Road, Southend SS12-bed terraced house · Southend-on-Sea | — | £775 | £675 | Cut 12.9% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Dec 2019 | Heygate Avenue, Southend on Sea SS1House · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £755 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2019 | Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £648 | 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
- Damp or mould raised 15
- Disrepair raised 11
- Asking rents cited 8
- Landlord sent comparables 7
- Tenant sent comparables 7
- Achieved rents cited 7
- Portal listings cited 7
- Home inspected 5
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 Southend-on-Sea 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 | 3 | £750 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,040 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £1,000 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 3 | £888 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 1 | £675 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 2 | £1,448 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 1 | £2,700 | — |
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)
4 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Southend-on-Sea, median £701 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2022 | South Avenue, Southend-on- Sea SS2Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £546 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Aug 2022 | Clifftown Parade, Southend on Sea SS12-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £856 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Dec 2019 | Heygate Avenue, Southend on Sea SS1House · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £755 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2019 | Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £648 | Registered | Fair 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.
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 Southend-on-Sea?
27 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 23 under the earlier rules and 4 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Southend-on-Sea?
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 Southend-on-Sea?
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 Southend-on-Sea 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.