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62 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions: February 2026

62 rent decisions made by the First-tier Tribunal in February 2026: 0 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 36 under the earlier rules and 26 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.

39% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 14 market-rent decisions in these decisions. 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.

£1,200

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

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
36
Set below the proposal
46% of 26 with both figures
Set above the proposal
15%
Median rent set
£1,200
  • Cut 46%
  • Confirmed 38%
  • Above 15%

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
27 Feb 2026Worcester WR51-bed flat · Worcester£753£773£770Cut 0.4%Earlier rules
27 Feb 2026Waterloo Terrace, Bridgnorth WV161-bed flat · Shropshire£440£485£485ConfirmedEarlier rules
27 Feb 2026Denville Crescent, Birmingham B93-bed end-terrace house · Birmingham£800£1,100£1,200AboveEarlier rules
26 Feb 2026(A) Harrow Road NW10Studio flat · Brent£925£1,436—SetEarlier rules
26 Feb 2026Uckfield TN22Unfurnished semi-detached house · Wealden——£956RegisteredFair rent
26 Feb 2026Totnes TQ9Unfurnished semi-detached house · South Hams——£3,120RegisteredFair rent
26 Feb 2026Jamaica Street, Bristol BS22-bed furnished flat · Bristol, City of£1,225£1,348£1,260Cut 6.5%Earlier rules
26 Feb 2026Walcot Street, Bath BA12-bed unfurnished maisonette · Bath and North East Somerset£800£1,000£880Cut 12%Earlier rules
25 Feb 2026Regency Close, Sheerness ME12Unfurnished flat · Swale——£34,060RegisteredFair rent
25 Feb 2026Tadley RG262-bed unfurnished flat · Basingstoke and Deane£725£825£830AboveEarlier rules
25 Feb 2026Sturminster Newton DT103-bed unfurnished detached house · Dorset£2,600£2,800£2,700Cut 3.6%Earlier rules
25 Feb 2026Fore Street, Totnes TQ9Unfurnished flat · South Hams——£1,647RegisteredFair rent
24 Feb 2026Riding House Street, Westminster W1WWestminster£45,918——RegisteredFair rent
24 Feb 2026Greville Road, Camden NW6Camden£860—£1,200RegisteredFair rent
24 Feb 2026Lowestoft NR32East Suffolk£700£825—Struck outEarlier rules
23 Feb 2026Ashton Road, Denton M34Unfurnished flat · Tameside——£550SetEarlier rules
23 Feb 2026Norwich St, Rochdale OL113-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Rochdale——£1,350SetEarlier rules
23 Feb 2026Sussex Street, Rochdale OL11Rochdale£700£1,200£875Cut 27.1%Earlier rules
23 Feb 2026Farewell Close, Rochdale OL11Rochdale——£850SetEarlier rules
20 Feb 2026North Tyneside NE282-bed unfurnished flat · North Tyneside—£600£600ConfirmedEarlier rules
20 Feb 2026Newcastle upon Tyne NE42-bed unfurnished flat · Newcastle upon Tyne£600£640£640ConfirmedEarlier rules
18 Feb 2026Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets E1Tower Hamlets£394—£620RegisteredFair rent
18 Feb 2026Bethune Road, Hackney London N16Hackney£1,625—£2,773RegisteredFair rent
16 Feb 2026London Road, High Wycombe HP11Buckinghamshire£1,100£1,250—SetEarlier rules
16 Feb 2026Gould Close, West Berkshire RG142-bed flat · West Berkshire—£1,200—SetEarlier rules
16 Feb 2026Gould Close, West Berkshire RG142-bed flat · West Berkshire—£1,200—SetEarlier rules
16 Feb 2026Central Bedfordshire SG183-bed terraced house · Central Bedfordshire£1,250£1,590—SetEarlier rules
13 Feb 2026Lyndhurst Road, Worthing BN11Worthing£700£725£725ConfirmedEarlier rules
13 Feb 2026Cheltenham GL54Cotswold———RegisteredFair rent
13 Feb 2026International Way, Southampton SO19Southampton£460£700£700ConfirmedEarlier rules
13 Feb 2026Beatrice Street, Swindon SN2Swindon£400£475£425Cut 10.5%Earlier rules
12 Feb 2026Lexham Gardens, Kensington and Chelsea W8Kensington and Chelsea——£752RegisteredFair rent
12 Feb 2026Mayfield Road, Farnborough GU141-bed home · Rushmoor—£1,200£1,270AboveEarlier rules
12 Feb 2026Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase£477—£700RegisteredFair rent
12 Feb 2026Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase£477—£700RegisteredFair rent
12 Feb 2026Smallshire Way, Stourbridge DY83-bed end-terrace house · Dudley——£559RegisteredFair rent
12 Feb 2026Cheveral Avenue, Coventry CV63-bed unfurnished house · Coventry£750£1,000£1,000ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Feb 2026College Road, Brent NW10Brent£936—£1,059RegisteredFair rent
10 Feb 2026Warwick Avenue, Westminster W9Westminster£1,651—£1,509RegisteredFair rent
9 Feb 2026Merton Road, Ilford IG35-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Redbridge£1,700£2,800£2,430Cut 13.2%Earlier rules
9 Feb 2026Sussex Place, New Malden KT33-bed unfurnished flat · Kingston upon Thames£1,380£2,300£1,950Cut 15.2%Earlier rules
9 Feb 2026Paslow Hall Cottages King Street, Ongar CM5Epping Forest——£1,300RegisteredFair rent
9 Feb 2026Buckinghamshire LU73-bed house · Buckinghamshire£1,525£1,625—SetEarlier rules
9 Feb 2026Lines Hill, Aylesbury Bucks HP22House · Buckinghamshire——£1,148RegisteredFair rent
6 Feb 2026Cadmus Close, Lambeth SW4Lambeth£544—£810RegisteredFair rent
6 Feb 2026Clapham Common, North Side SW4Wandsworth£520—£576RegisteredFair rent
6 Feb 2026Lansbury Road, Enfield EN33-bed furnished terraced house · Enfield———RegisteredFair rent
6 Feb 2026Pinglestone close, West Drayton UB73-bed unfurnished terraced house · Hillingdon—£650£650ConfirmedEarlier rules
5 Feb 2026Camden Park Road, Camden NW12-bed unfurnished flat · Camden—£1,520£1,900AboveEarlier rules
4 Feb 2026Polesden Gardens, Merton SW202-bed furnished flat · Merton£1,600£1,655£1,655ConfirmedEarlier rules

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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.