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Rent tribunal decisions in Tyne and Wear
69 published rent tribunal decisions in Tyne and Wear, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (0% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 10 market-rent decisions in Tyne and Wear. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Tyne and Wear, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 0% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- —
- Median wait, application to decision
- 28 days
- Cut 0%
- Confirmed 100%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 44
- Set below the proposal
- 46% of 13 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 8%
- Median rent set
- £640
- Cut 46%
- Confirmed 46%
- Above 8%
Raising rents in Tyne and Wear? 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 Tyne and Wear with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 69. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Newcastle Upon Tyne NE31-bed part furnished flat · Newcastle upon Tyne | £900 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Bede Burn View, Jarrow NE322-bed bungalow · South Tyneside | £500 | £940 | £975 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Wansbeck Road, Jarrow NE322-bed terraced house · South Tyneside | £850 | £895 | £895 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Bowden Close, Newcastle upon Tyne NE133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Newcastle upon Tyne | £1,000 | £1,150 | £1,100 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Lavers Road, Birtley DH33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Gateshead | £450 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 22 May 2026 | Gateshead NE8Part furnished flat · Gateshead | £1,400 | £1,500 | £1,500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Feb 2026 | North Tyneside NE282-bed unfurnished flat · North Tyneside | — | £600 | £600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE42-bed unfurnished flat · Newcastle upon Tyne | £600 | £640 | £640 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Scholars View, Houghton le Spring DH53-bed terraced house · Sunderland | £895 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Kells Lane, Gateshead NE91-bed unfurnished flat · Gateshead | — | £695 | £640 | Cut 7.9% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE2Newcastle upon Tyne | — | £600 | £600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Bilbrough Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £574 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Gateshead NE392-bed unfurnished terraced house · Gateshead | £520 | £600 | £540 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Shipley Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne NE43-bed furnished semi-detached house · Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2025 | Sunderland SR63-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sunderland | — | — | £1,050 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2025 | Roker Ave, Sunderland SR6Sunderland | £390 | — | £464 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 May 2025 | Avison Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE42-bed unfurnished maisonette · Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £328 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2025 | Brighton Road, Gateshead NE83-bed unfurnished maisonette · Gateshead | — | — | £700 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2025 | Linthorpe Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £498 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Park Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne NE32-bed unfurnished flat · Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £580 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Station Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £920 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE7Newcastle upon Tyne | £485 | — | £520 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Sep 2024 | The Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH53-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Sunderland | — | — | £625 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Sep 2024 | Angerton Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne NE5Furnished semi-detached house · Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Gray Road, Sunderland SR22-bed furnished flat · Sunderland | — | — | £570 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE4Newcastle upon Tyne | £390 | — | £766 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Osborne Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2Newcastle upon Tyne | £335 | — | £429 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Croftside Avenue, Sunderland SR6South Tyneside | — | — | £1,040 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2024 | Benedictine Way, Sunderland SR5Sunderland | — | — | £864 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2024 | Brack Terrace, Gateshead NE10Gateshead | £429 | — | £485 | 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
- Asking rents cited 10
- Disrepair raised 10
- Damp or mould raised 9
- Home inspected 6
- Portal listings cited 5
- Notice validity raised 5
- Achieved rents cited 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 Tyne and Wear 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 | 1 | £2,400 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 3 | £695 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 6 | £575 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £700 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 3 | £525 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 6 | £675 | 33% of 3 |
| 3-bed houses | 10 | £693 | 67% of 3 |
| 5+ bed houses | 1 | £2,400 | — |
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)
24 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Tyne and Wear, median £490 a month, 24 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2025 | Bilbrough Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £574 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 May 2025 | Roker Ave, Sunderland SR6Sunderland | £390 | — | £464 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE7Newcastle upon Tyne | £485 | — | £520 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE4Newcastle upon Tyne | £390 | — | £766 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Osborne Avenue, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2Newcastle upon Tyne | £335 | — | £429 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in North East
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 Tyne and Wear?
69 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 44 under the earlier rules and 24 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Tyne and Wear?
Under the new rules, 0 of 1 decisions here (0%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was —.
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 Tyne and Wear?
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 Tyne and Wear 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.