- England
- April 2026
Rent tribunal decisions: April 2026
62 rent decisions made by the First-tier Tribunal in April 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.
Condition comes up in 7 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 3 times.
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
- 79% of 33 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 3%
- Median rent set
- £950
- Cut 79%
- Confirmed 18%
- Above 3%
Abide.Rent keeps the evidence that decides cases like these on file for every tenancy, before the notice goes out.
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- Cut 2.8%
1-bed flat
Ascalon Street, Wandsworth SW829 Apr 2026 · Wandsworth · Earlier rules£1,700£1,653a month - Set
2-bed flat
Forest Road, Waltham Forest E17£1,400a month29 Apr 2026 · Waltham Forest · Earlier rules - Registered
Ruthven Street, Hackney E9
Rent not stated in the published decision29 Apr 2026 · Hackney · Fair rent - Registered
Victoria Park Road, Hackney E9
Rent not stated in the published decision29 Apr 2026 · Hackney · Fair rent - Registered
North Acton Road, Ealing NW10
Rent not stated in the published decision29 Apr 2026 · Ealing · Fair rent - Registered
Dombey Street, Camden WC1N
£1,512fair rent, a month29 Apr 2026 · Camden · Fair rent
Every decision
The latest 50 of 62.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Ascalon Street, Wandsworth SW81-bed flat · Wandsworth | £1,325 | £1,700 | £1,653 | Cut 2.8% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Forest Road, Waltham Forest E172-bed flat · Waltham Forest | — | — | £1,400 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Ruthven Street, Hackney E9Hackney | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Victoria Park Road, Hackney E9Hackney | £871 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | North Acton Road, Ealing NW10Ealing | £748 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Dombey Street, Camden WC1NCamden | £1,337 | — | £1,512 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Chalcot Road, Camden NW1Camden | £1,338 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Brenthurst Road, Brent NW10Brent | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Apr 2026 | North Hill Drive, Romford RM33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Havering | — | £2,000 | £2,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Ealing W7Ealing | £839 | — | £1,274 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Bexley DA15Bexley | £549 | — | £896 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Biggleswade SG18Central Bedfordshire | — | — | £984 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Dudley DY11-bed flat · Dudley | £675 | £725 | £705 | Cut 2.8% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Woodston Walk, Arnold NG5Flat · Gedling | £530 | — | £601 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Nursery Lane, Darlington DL25-bed semi-detached house · Darlington | £925 | £975 | £950 | Cut 2.6% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Cowslip Drive, Redcar TS103-bed semi-detached house · Redcar and Cleveland | £1,025 | £1,085 | £975 | Cut 10.1% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Maida Vale, Westminster W9Westminster | £1,505 | £1,625 | £1,540 | Cut 5.2% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Manchester Road, Tower Hamlets E14Tower Hamlets | £670 | — | £964 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Burroughs Drive, Dartford DA14-bed terraced house · Dartford | £2,100 | £2,400 | £2,300 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Petersfield GU32Winchester | — | — | £893 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne | £780 | £975 | £890 | Cut 8.7% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Newham Road, Truro TR13-bed semi-detached house · Cornwall | £2,300 | £2,500 | £2,520 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Dewsbury Road, Brent NW10Brent | £800 | £840 | £820 | Cut 2.4% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Apr 2026 | East Arbour Street, Tower Hamlets E1Tower Hamlets | £128 | — | £183 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Priory terrace, Camden NW6Camden | £13,238 | — | £14,144 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Colmore Avenue, Wirral CH633-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wirral | £810 | £1,200 | £1,050 | Cut 12.5% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Berkeley Avenue, Liverpool L122-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool | £600 | — | £625 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Liverpool L6Unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool | £550 | £850 | £650 | Cut 23.5% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Mallard Way, Brigg DN322-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · North East Lincolnshire | £500 | £650 | £590 | Cut 9.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2Furnished studio flat · Liverpool | £675 | £750 | £675 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Southend-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea | £750 | £900 | £700 | Cut 22.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Central Bedfordshire LU54-bed detached house · Central Bedfordshire | £1,750 | £1,850 | £1,850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Parton Wood, Shrewsbury SY53-bed semi-detached house · Shropshire | £650 | £1,290 | £760 | Cut 41.1% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Summerfield Road, Solihull B923-bed semi-detached house · Solihull | £670 | — | £776 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Central Avenue, Manchester M46Unfurnished semi-detached house · Wigan | £1,000 | £1,200 | £1,100 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Windermere Drive, Bury BL93-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bury | £347 | £381 | £367 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Chorley Old Road, Bolton BL11-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bolton | £425 | £475 | £445 | Cut 6.3% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Leamington Spa CV332-bed semi-detached house · Warwick | £350 | — | £399 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Westfield Road, Smethwick B673-bed terraced house · Sandwell | £900 | £1,000 | £900 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Coventry Street, Stoke CV21-bed unfurnished flat · Coventry | £525 | £700 | £590 | Cut 15.7% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Apr 2026 | South Ribble PR71-bed home · South Ribble | £645 | £745 | £695 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Bellasis Avenue, Lambeth SW2Lambeth | £979 | — | £1,109 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Sladepool Farm Road, Birmingham B143-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham | £960 | £1,145 | £1,045 | Cut 8.7% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Sunset Close, Polesworth B783-bed detached house · North Warwickshire | £925 | £1,450 | £1,450 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Hazelwood Road, Birmingham B274-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham | £1,450 | £1,550 | £1,550 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Baxter Avenue, Southend SS22-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | — | £1,200 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Goodby Road, Birmingham B134-bed detached house · Birmingham | £1,400 | £1,540 | £1,495 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Eastwood Boulevard, Westcliff-on-Sea SS01-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea | £672 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Landmead Road, Cheshunt EN83-bed terraced house · Broxbourne | £1,850 | £2,050 | £2,050 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Dell Road, Grays RM17Unfurnished studio flat · Thurrock | £705 | £855 | £750 | Cut 12.3% | Earlier rules |
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Stay ahead of the tribunal, every month
- 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.