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62 decisions · updated 23 Oct 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.

19% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 7 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.

4 hardship requests

Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 3 times.

£950

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%

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Every decision

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
29 Apr 2026Ascalon Street, Wandsworth SW81-bed flat · Wandsworth£1,325£1,700£1,653Cut 2.8%Earlier rules
29 Apr 2026Forest Road, Waltham Forest E172-bed flat · Waltham Forest——£1,400SetEarlier rules
29 Apr 2026Ruthven Street, Hackney E9Hackney———RegisteredFair rent
29 Apr 2026Victoria Park Road, Hackney E9Hackney£871——RegisteredFair rent
29 Apr 2026North Acton Road, Ealing NW10Ealing£748——RegisteredFair rent
29 Apr 2026Dombey Street, Camden WC1NCamden£1,337—£1,512RegisteredFair rent
29 Apr 2026Chalcot Road, Camden NW1Camden£1,338——RegisteredFair rent
29 Apr 2026Brenthurst Road, Brent NW10Brent———RegisteredFair rent
28 Apr 2026North Hill Drive, Romford RM33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Havering—£2,000£2,000ConfirmedEarlier rules
28 Apr 2026Ealing W7Ealing£839—£1,274RegisteredFair rent
28 Apr 2026Bexley DA15Bexley£549—£896RegisteredFair rent
28 Apr 2026Biggleswade SG18Central Bedfordshire——£984RegisteredFair rent
28 Apr 2026Dudley DY11-bed flat · Dudley£675£725£705Cut 2.8%Earlier rules
27 Apr 2026Woodston Walk, Arnold NG5Flat · Gedling£530—£601RegisteredFair rent
23 Apr 2026Nursery Lane, Darlington DL25-bed semi-detached house · Darlington£925£975£950Cut 2.6%Earlier rules
23 Apr 2026Cowslip Drive, Redcar TS103-bed semi-detached house · Redcar and Cleveland£1,025£1,085£975Cut 10.1%Earlier rules
23 Apr 2026Maida Vale, Westminster W9Westminster£1,505£1,625£1,540Cut 5.2%Earlier rules
23 Apr 2026Manchester Road, Tower Hamlets E14Tower Hamlets£670—£964RegisteredFair rent
23 Apr 2026Burroughs Drive, Dartford DA14-bed terraced house · Dartford£2,100£2,400£2,300Cut 4.2%Earlier rules
23 Apr 2026Petersfield GU32Winchester——£893RegisteredFair rent
23 Apr 2026Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne£780£975£890Cut 8.7%Earlier rules
23 Apr 2026Newham Road, Truro TR13-bed semi-detached house · Cornwall£2,300£2,500£2,520AboveEarlier rules
22 Apr 2026Dewsbury Road, Brent NW10Brent£800£840£820Cut 2.4%Earlier rules
20 Apr 2026East Arbour Street, Tower Hamlets E1Tower Hamlets£128—£183RegisteredFair rent
20 Apr 2026Priory terrace, Camden NW6Camden£13,238—£14,144RegisteredFair rent
17 Apr 2026Colmore Avenue, Wirral CH633-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wirral£810£1,200£1,050Cut 12.5%Earlier rules
17 Apr 2026Berkeley Avenue, Liverpool L122-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool£600—£625SetEarlier rules
17 Apr 2026Liverpool L6Unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool£550£850£650Cut 23.5%Earlier rules
17 Apr 2026Mallard Way, Brigg DN322-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · North East Lincolnshire£500£650£590Cut 9.2%Earlier rules
17 Apr 2026Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2Furnished studio flat · Liverpool£675£750£675Cut 10%Earlier rules
17 Apr 2026Southend-on-Sea SS0Southend-on-Sea£750£900£700Cut 22.2%Earlier rules
17 Apr 2026Central Bedfordshire LU54-bed detached house · Central Bedfordshire£1,750£1,850£1,850ConfirmedEarlier rules
17 Apr 2026Parton Wood, Shrewsbury SY53-bed semi-detached house · Shropshire£650£1,290£760Cut 41.1%Earlier rules
17 Apr 2026Summerfield Road, Solihull B923-bed semi-detached house · Solihull£670—£776RegisteredFair rent
16 Apr 2026Central Avenue, Manchester M46Unfurnished semi-detached house · Wigan£1,000£1,200£1,100Cut 8.3%Earlier rules
16 Apr 2026Windermere Drive, Bury BL93-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bury£347£381£367Cut 3.8%Earlier rules
16 Apr 2026Chorley Old Road, Bolton BL11-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bolton£425£475£445Cut 6.3%Earlier rules
16 Apr 2026Leamington Spa CV332-bed semi-detached house · Warwick£350—£399RegisteredFair rent
16 Apr 2026Westfield Road, Smethwick B673-bed terraced house · Sandwell£900£1,000£900Cut 10%Earlier rules
16 Apr 2026Coventry Street, Stoke CV21-bed unfurnished flat · Coventry£525£700£590Cut 15.7%Earlier rules
15 Apr 2026South Ribble PR71-bed home · South Ribble£645£745£695Cut 6.7%Earlier rules
15 Apr 2026Bellasis Avenue, Lambeth SW2Lambeth£979—£1,109RegisteredFair rent
14 Apr 2026Sladepool Farm Road, Birmingham B143-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£960£1,145£1,045Cut 8.7%Earlier rules
14 Apr 2026Sunset Close, Polesworth B783-bed detached house · North Warwickshire£925£1,450£1,450ConfirmedEarlier rules
14 Apr 2026Hazelwood Road, Birmingham B274-bed semi-detached house · Birmingham£1,450£1,550£1,550ConfirmedEarlier rules
13 Apr 2026Baxter Avenue, Southend SS22-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea—£1,200—SetEarlier rules
13 Apr 2026Goodby Road, Birmingham B134-bed detached house · Birmingham£1,400£1,540£1,495Cut 2.9%Earlier rules
11 Apr 2026Eastwood Boulevard, Westcliff-on-Sea SS01-bed flat · Southend-on-Sea£672£850£850ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Apr 2026Landmead Road, Cheshunt EN83-bed terraced house · Broxbourne£1,850£2,050£2,050ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Apr 2026Dell Road, Grays RM17Unfurnished studio flat · Thurrock£705£855£750Cut 12.3%Earlier 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.