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127 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions: May 2026

127 rent decisions made by the First-tier Tribunal in May 2026: 0 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 115 under the earlier rules and 12 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.

30% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 34 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.

16 hardship requests

Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 16 times; it agreed 10 times.

£1,250

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
115
Set below the proposal
73% of 103 with both figures
Set above the proposal
7%
Median rent set
£1,250
  • Cut 73%
  • Confirmed 20%
  • Above 7%

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Every decision

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
29 May 2026Wallis Walk, Newham E161-bed flat · Newham£1,369£1,770£1,770ConfirmedEarlier rules
29 May 2026Dalston Gardens, Stanmore HA73-bed terraced house · Harrow£767£804—SetEarlier rules
29 May 2026Oakwood Park Road, Enfield N143-bed detached house · Enfield£2,750£3,250£3,250ConfirmedEarlier rules
29 May 2026Southwark SE5Southwark£735—£1,122RegisteredFair rent
29 May 2026Aragon drive, Hainault IG63-bed furnished semi-detached house · Redbridge£1,900£2,200£2,100Cut 4.5%Earlier rules
29 May 2026Blacksmiths Close, Redbridge RM6Furnished studio flat · Redbridge£1,050£1,200£1,100Cut 8.3%Earlier rules
29 May 2026Benson Avenue, East Ham E6Newham———Struck outEarlier rules
29 May 2026Hadley Road, Mitcham CR4Merton———Struck outEarlier rules
29 May 2026Rosendale Road, Lambeth SE213-bed terraced house · Lambeth£346£392—SetEarlier rules
29 May 2026Feltham TW142-bed flat · Hounslow£1,200£1,700£1,700ConfirmedEarlier rules
29 May 2026Byron Way, West Dryton UB73-bed furnished terraced house · Hillingdon£1,750£2,050£1,900Cut 7.3%Earlier rules
29 May 2026Berners Street, Ipswich IP11-bed flat · Ipswich£512£700£619Cut 11.6%Earlier rules
28 May 2026Lancaster LA32-bed flat · Lancaster£725£775£775ConfirmedEarlier rules
28 May 2026Nunings Way, Nafferton YO252-bed unfurnished terraced house · East Riding of Yorkshire£690£775£725Cut 6.5%Earlier rules
28 May 2026Lavers Road, Birtley DH33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Gateshead£450£700£650Cut 7.1%Earlier rules
28 May 2026Coninston Drive, Bury BL93-bed semi-detached house · Bury£358£393£331Cut 15.7%Earlier rules
28 May 2026Coniston Drive, Bury BL93-bed semi-detached house · Bury£358£393£378Cut 4%Earlier rules
28 May 2026Bow London E33-bed maisonette · Tower Hamlets£1,920£2,750£2,750ConfirmedEarlier rules
28 May 2026Southwark SE52-bed flat · Southwark£1,158£1,349£1,800AboveEarlier rules
28 May 2026Newham E151-bed flat · Newham£1,233£1,500£1,425Cut 5%Earlier rules
28 May 2026Kensington and Chelsea W82-bed flat · Kensington and Chelsea£2,235£2,575£2,600AboveEarlier rules
28 May 2026Camden NW61-bed flat · Camden£1,513£1,700£1,650Cut 2.9%Earlier rules
27 May 2026Culland Street, Crewe CW22-bed terraced house · Cheshire East£795£895£825Cut 7.8%Earlier rules
27 May 2026Ibbotson's Lane, Liverpool L173-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool£2,100£2,200£1,600Cut 27.3%Earlier rules
27 May 2026Peel Street, Liverpool L81-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool£500£700£665Cut 5%Earlier rules
27 May 2026Kilshaw Street, Liverpool L63-bed unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool£600£950£1,000AboveEarlier rules
27 May 2026Appleton Road, Liverpool L323-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Knowsley£800£1,050£1,050ConfirmedEarlier rules
27 May 2026Chalton Street, Camden NW11-bed part furnished flat · Camden£1,400—£1,250SetEarlier rules
27 May 2026Butteridges Close, Dagenham RM92-bed furnished flat · Barking and Dagenham£1,100£1,600£1,350Cut 15.6%Earlier rules
27 May 2026Alma Road, Plymouth PL3Unfurnished studio flat · Plymouth£448£700£675Cut 3.6%Earlier rules
27 May 2026Bristol Road, Bristol BS362-bed furnished bungalow · South Gloucestershire£1,150£1,200£1,200ConfirmedEarlier rules
27 May 2026Jerry Rails Avenue, Telford TF43-bed end-terrace house · Telford and Wrekin£1,150£1,250£1,250ConfirmedEarlier rules
27 May 2026Firs Lane, Smethwick B672-bed flat · Sandwell£795£825£825ConfirmedEarlier rules
26 May 2026Greenford UB61-bed unfurnished detached house · Ealing£850£1,100£925Cut 15.9%Earlier rules
26 May 2026Beaumont Road, Worthing BN143-bed furnished end-terrace house · Worthing£1,400£1,750£1,625Cut 7.1%Earlier rules
26 May 2026Shaws Road, Crawley RH10Room in a shared house · Crawley£750£850£800Cut 5.9%Earlier rules
26 May 2026Church Road, Horley RH63-bed furnished semi-detached house · Reigate and Banstead£1,900£2,200£2,000Cut 9.1%Earlier rules
26 May 2026Severn Road, Farnborough GU143-bed furnished end-terrace house · Rushmoor£1,600£1,700£1,650Cut 2.9%Earlier rules
26 May 2026Griffin Drive, Telford Shropshire TN12-bed furnished semi-detached house · Tunbridge Wells£1,025£1,100£1,025Cut 6.8%Earlier rules
25 May 2026Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin RG12-bed flat · Reading£1,950£2,065£2,050Cut 0.7%Earlier rules
25 May 2026Rothsay Road, Bedford MK40Studio flat · Bedford£625£725£675Cut 6.9%Earlier rules
22 May 2026Acton Street, Middlesbrough TS1Furnished terraced house · Middlesbrough£216£295£295ConfirmedEarlier rules
22 May 2026Gateshead NE8Part furnished flat · Gateshead£1,400£1,500£1,500ConfirmedEarlier rules
22 May 2026Assembly Walk, Sutton SM5Sutton£1,520£2,597£1,700Cut 34.5%Earlier rules
22 May 2026Elmhurst Street, Lambeth SW4Lambeth£585—£938RegisteredFair rent
21 May 2026Tower Hamlets E142-bed terraced house · Tower Hamlets£2,150£2,550£2,150Cut 15.7%Earlier rules
21 May 2026Hounslow TW53-bed semi-detached house · Hounslow£1,800£2,500£2,400Cut 4%Earlier rules
21 May 2026Bromley SE203-bed detached house · Bromley£1,098£1,950£1,798Cut 7.8%Earlier rules
21 May 2026Barnet NW11Barnet—£3,750—SetEarlier rules
21 May 2026Cannock WS11Room in a shared house · Cannock Chase£500£685£520Cut 24.1%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.