- England
- May 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.
Condition comes up in 34 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 16 times; it agreed 10 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
- 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%
Abide.Rent keeps the evidence that decides cases like these on file for every tenancy, before the notice goes out.
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- Confirmed
1-bed flat
Wallis Walk, Newham E16£1,770a month29 May 2026 · Newham · Earlier rules - Set
3-bed terraced house
Dalston Gardens, Stanmore HA7Rent not stated in the published decision29 May 2026 · Harrow · Earlier rules - Confirmed
3-bed detached house
Oakwood Park Road, Enfield N14£3,250a month29 May 2026 · Enfield · Earlier rules - Registered
Southwark SE5
£1,122fair rent, a month29 May 2026 · Southwark · Fair rent - Cut 4.5%
3-bed furnished semi-detached house
Aragon drive, Hainault IG629 May 2026 · Redbridge · Earlier rules£2,200£2,100a month - Cut 8.3%
Furnished studio flat
Blacksmiths Close, Redbridge RM629 May 2026 · Redbridge · Earlier rules£1,200£1,100a month
Every decision
The latest 50 of 127.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | Wallis Walk, Newham E161-bed flat · Newham | £1,369 | £1,770 | £1,770 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Dalston Gardens, Stanmore HA73-bed terraced house · Harrow | £767 | £804 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Oakwood Park Road, Enfield N143-bed detached house · Enfield | £2,750 | £3,250 | £3,250 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Southwark SE5Southwark | £735 | — | £1,122 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 May 2026 | Aragon drive, Hainault IG63-bed furnished semi-detached house · Redbridge | £1,900 | £2,200 | £2,100 | Cut 4.5% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Blacksmiths Close, Redbridge RM6Furnished studio flat · Redbridge | £1,050 | £1,200 | £1,100 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Benson Avenue, East Ham E6Newham | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Hadley Road, Mitcham CR4Merton | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Rosendale Road, Lambeth SE213-bed terraced house · Lambeth | £346 | £392 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Feltham TW142-bed flat · Hounslow | £1,200 | £1,700 | £1,700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Byron Way, West Dryton UB73-bed furnished terraced house · Hillingdon | £1,750 | £2,050 | £1,900 | Cut 7.3% | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Berners Street, Ipswich IP11-bed flat · Ipswich | £512 | £700 | £619 | Cut 11.6% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Lancaster LA32-bed flat · Lancaster | £725 | £775 | £775 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Nunings Way, Nafferton YO252-bed unfurnished terraced house · East Riding of Yorkshire | £690 | £775 | £725 | Cut 6.5% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Lavers Road, Birtley DH33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Gateshead | £450 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Coninston Drive, Bury BL93-bed semi-detached house · Bury | £358 | £393 | £331 | Cut 15.7% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Coniston Drive, Bury BL93-bed semi-detached house · Bury | £358 | £393 | £378 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Bow London E33-bed maisonette · Tower Hamlets | £1,920 | £2,750 | £2,750 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Southwark SE52-bed flat · Southwark | £1,158 | £1,349 | £1,800 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Newham E151-bed flat · Newham | £1,233 | £1,500 | £1,425 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Kensington and Chelsea W82-bed flat · Kensington and Chelsea | £2,235 | £2,575 | £2,600 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Camden NW61-bed flat · Camden | £1,513 | £1,700 | £1,650 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Culland Street, Crewe CW22-bed terraced house · Cheshire East | £795 | £895 | £825 | Cut 7.8% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Ibbotson's Lane, Liverpool L173-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool | £2,100 | £2,200 | £1,600 | Cut 27.3% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Peel Street, Liverpool L81-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool | £500 | £700 | £665 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Kilshaw Street, Liverpool L63-bed unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool | £600 | £950 | £1,000 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Appleton Road, Liverpool L323-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Knowsley | £800 | £1,050 | £1,050 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Chalton Street, Camden NW11-bed part furnished flat · Camden | £1,400 | — | £1,250 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Butteridges Close, Dagenham RM92-bed furnished flat · Barking and Dagenham | £1,100 | £1,600 | £1,350 | Cut 15.6% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Alma Road, Plymouth PL3Unfurnished studio flat · Plymouth | £448 | £700 | £675 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Bristol Road, Bristol BS362-bed furnished bungalow · South Gloucestershire | £1,150 | £1,200 | £1,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Jerry Rails Avenue, Telford TF43-bed end-terrace house · Telford and Wrekin | £1,150 | £1,250 | £1,250 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Firs Lane, Smethwick B672-bed flat · Sandwell | £795 | £825 | £825 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Greenford UB61-bed unfurnished detached house · Ealing | £850 | £1,100 | £925 | Cut 15.9% | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Beaumont Road, Worthing BN143-bed furnished end-terrace house · Worthing | £1,400 | £1,750 | £1,625 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Shaws Road, Crawley RH10Room in a shared house · Crawley | £750 | £850 | £800 | Cut 5.9% | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Church Road, Horley RH63-bed furnished semi-detached house · Reigate and Banstead | £1,900 | £2,200 | £2,000 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Severn Road, Farnborough GU143-bed furnished end-terrace house · Rushmoor | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,650 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 26 May 2026 | Griffin Drive, Telford Shropshire TN12-bed furnished semi-detached house · Tunbridge Wells | £1,025 | £1,100 | £1,025 | Cut 6.8% | Earlier rules |
| 25 May 2026 | Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin RG12-bed flat · Reading | £1,950 | £2,065 | £2,050 | Cut 0.7% | Earlier rules |
| 25 May 2026 | Rothsay Road, Bedford MK40Studio flat · Bedford | £625 | £725 | £675 | Cut 6.9% | Earlier rules |
| 22 May 2026 | Acton Street, Middlesbrough TS1Furnished terraced house · Middlesbrough | £216 | £295 | £295 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 22 May 2026 | Gateshead NE8Part furnished flat · Gateshead | £1,400 | £1,500 | £1,500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 22 May 2026 | Assembly Walk, Sutton SM5Sutton | £1,520 | £2,597 | £1,700 | Cut 34.5% | Earlier rules |
| 22 May 2026 | Elmhurst Street, Lambeth SW4Lambeth | £585 | — | £938 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 May 2026 | Tower Hamlets E142-bed terraced house · Tower Hamlets | £2,150 | £2,550 | £2,150 | Cut 15.7% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Hounslow TW53-bed semi-detached house · Hounslow | £1,800 | £2,500 | £2,400 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Bromley SE203-bed detached house · Bromley | £1,098 | £1,950 | £1,798 | Cut 7.8% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Barnet NW11Barnet | — | £3,750 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Cannock WS11Room in a shared house · Cannock Chase | £500 | £685 | £520 | Cut 24.1% | Earlier rules |
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- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
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- 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.