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25 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions: August 2020

25 rent decisions made by the First-tier Tribunal in August 2020: 0 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 11 under the earlier rules and 14 fair rents.

Why it matters

A monthly snapshot of what the tribunal decided. Decisions are published weeks after they are made, so the latest months keep filling in; counts here are by decision date.

27% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 3 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.

£675

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

14 fair rents

Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in these decisions, kept separate from Section 13 figures.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

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

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
11
Set below the proposal
50% of 4 with both figures
Set above the proposal
25%
Median rent set
£675
  • Cut 50%
  • Confirmed 25%
  • Above 25%

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Every decision

The latest 25 of 25.

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
28 Aug 2020Wither Dale, Horley RH6House · Reigate and Banstead——£984RegisteredFair rent
27 Aug 2020South Street, Walsall WS11-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall——£360SetEarlier rules
25 Aug 2020Lurline Gardens, Wandsworth SW112-bed unfurnished flat · Wandsworth——£963SetEarlier rules
25 Aug 2020Coleridge Drive, Fareham PO152-bed unfurnished flat · Fareham£640£676£700AboveEarlier rules
25 Aug 2020Blandford Forum DT113-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dorset——£900RegisteredFair rent
25 Aug 2020Bassett Mews, Southampton SO162-bed furnished flat · Southampton£725£825£705Cut 14.5%Earlier rules
24 Aug 2020Bisell Way, Dudley DY5Dudley£234—£262RegisteredFair rent
21 Aug 2020South Bank, Middlesbrough TS6Redcar and Cleveland£412—£455RegisteredFair rent
21 Aug 2020Smythe Street, Tower Hamlets E14Tower Hamlets———Struck outEarlier rules
21 Aug 2020Rickmans Lane, Billingshurst RH14Unfurnished house · Chichester£640£895—SetEarlier rules
20 Aug 2020Carisbrooke Road, St. Leonards TN382-bed unfurnished maisonette · Hastings£670£690—SetEarlier rules
19 Aug 2020Old Farm Close, Haywards Heath RH17Mid Sussex£780£936—SetEarlier rules
18 Aug 2020Gray Street, Bootle L20Sefton£364—£412RegisteredFair rent
18 Aug 2020Ancrum Road, Liverpool L332-bed unfurnished terraced house · Knowsley——£520SetEarlier rules
18 Aug 2020Truro Road, Liverpool L15Liverpool£464—£511RegisteredFair rent
18 Aug 2020Greenalls Avenue, Warrington WA4Warrington£498—£550RegisteredFair rent
14 Aug 2020Heald Street, Newton-le-Willows WA12St. Helens£368—£407RegisteredFair rent
14 Aug 2020Scott Avenue, St Helens WA9St. Helens£355—£451RegisteredFair rent
14 Aug 2020Scott Avenue, St Helens WA9St. Helens£429—£453RegisteredFair rent
14 Aug 2020Banner Street, Liverpool L15Liverpool£334—£360RegisteredFair rent
12 Aug 2020Dacorum HP23Dacorum———RegisteredFair rent
7 Aug 2020Station Road, Norwich NR13Broadland—£650£640Cut 1.5%Earlier rules
5 Aug 2020Markland Road, Dover CT17Dover£625£675£675ConfirmedEarlier rules
4 Aug 2020Hall Lane, Swadlincote DE12North West Leicestershire£334—£366RegisteredFair rent
3 Aug 2020Goscote Road, Walsall WS3Walsall£403—£425RegisteredFair rent

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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.