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Rent tribunal decisions in North East
149 published rent tribunal decisions in North East, 4 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (50% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 15 market-rent decisions in North East. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed 2 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 4
- Set below the proposal
- 50% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −19% £283 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 36 days
- Cut 50%
- Confirmed 50%
Only 4 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 103
- Set below the proposal
- 63% of 30 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 7%
- Median rent set
- £700
- Cut 63%
- Confirmed 30%
- Above 7%
Raising rents in North East? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
- Confirmed
2-bed unfurnished end-terrace house
Stocksfield NE43£750a month19 Aug 2026 · Northumberland · New rules - Cut 23.5%
3-bed furnished semi-detached house
Pilgrims Way, County Durham DH113 Aug 2026 · County Durham · New rules£1,700£1,300a month - Cut 14.4%
3-bed semi-detached house
Cowslip Drive, Redcar TS1010 Jul 2026 · Redcar and Cleveland · New rules£1,145£980a month - Confirmed
2-bed terraced house
Wansbeck Road, Jarrow NE32£895a month3 Jul 2026 · South Tyneside · New rules
By county
Every county in North East with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 149. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 | Hutton Avenue, Hartlepool TS26Hartlepool | £1,155 | £1,355 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Cowslip Drive, Redcar TS103-bed part furnished semi-detached house · Redcar and Cleveland | £1,070 | £1,105 | £975 | Cut 11.8% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Newcastle Upon Tyne NE31-bed part furnished flat · Newcastle upon Tyne | £900 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Bishop Auckland Durham DL142-bed semi-detached house · County Durham | £550 | £630 | £600 | Cut 4.8% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Stockton-on-Tees TS171-bed flat · Stockton-on-Tees | £525 | £575 | £500 | Cut 13% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Stocksfield NE432-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Northumberland | £625 | £750 | £750 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Pilgrims Way, County Durham DH13-bed furnished semi-detached house · County Durham | £1,200 | £1,700 | £1,300 | Cut 23.5% | New rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Bede Burn View, Jarrow NE322-bed bungalow · South Tyneside | £500 | £940 | £975 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Honeysuckle Gardens, Cleveland TS103-bed unfurnished terraced house · Redcar and Cleveland | £925 | £1,000 | £950 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Cowslip Drive, Cleveland TS102-bed unfurnished terraced house · Redcar and Cleveland | £800 | £875 | £800 | Cut 8.6% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Cowslip Drive, Redcar TS103-bed semi-detached house · Redcar and Cleveland | £1,045 | £1,145 | £980 | Cut 14.4% | New rules |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Wansbeck Road, Jarrow NE322-bed terraced house · South Tyneside | £850 | £895 | £895 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Co Durham DH91-bed unfurnished flat · County Durham | £614 | £651 | £667 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Springbank Rd, Middlesbrough TS73-bed unfurnished bungalow · Redcar and Cleveland | £850 | £895 | £895 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Bowden Close, Newcastle upon Tyne NE133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Newcastle upon Tyne | £1,000 | £1,150 | £1,100 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Cowslip Drive, Teeside TS102-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Redcar and Cleveland | £800 | £865 | £840 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Backstone Road, Consett DH83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · County Durham | £711 | £746 | £693 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Front Street, Stanley DH93-bed home · County Durham | £800 | £1,200 | £1,000 | Cut 16.7% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Wilkinson Grove, Middlesbrough TS42-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Middlesbrough | £975 | £1,000 | £1,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 28 May 2026 | Lavers Road, Birtley DH33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Gateshead | £450 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Cowslip Drive, Redcar TS102-bed semi-detached house · Redcar and Cleveland | £800 | £875 | £800 | Cut 8.6% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Feb 2026 | North Tyneside NE282-bed unfurnished flat · North Tyneside | — | £600 | £600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE42-bed unfurnished flat · Newcastle upon Tyne | £600 | £640 | £640 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Scholars View, Houghton le Spring DH53-bed terraced house · Sunderland | £895 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Kells Lane, Gateshead NE91-bed unfurnished flat · Gateshead | — | £695 | £640 | Cut 7.9% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE2Newcastle upon Tyne | — | £600 | £600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
Decisions by month
Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.
What came up
- Asking rents cited 22
- Disrepair raised 15
- Damp or mould raised 14
- Home inspected 13
- Landlord sent comparables 13
- Tenant sent comparables 12
- Achieved rents cited 10
- Portal listings cited 10
Counted from the text of market-rent decisions. Older decisions often publish the rent only, without reasons.
By type of home
Market-rent decisions in North East by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £2,400 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 8 | £595 | 50% of 4 |
| 2-bed flats | 7 | £580 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £700 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 4 | £563 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 29 | £750 | 60% of 10 |
| 3-bed houses | 29 | £800 | 82% of 11 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £770 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 3 | £1,150 | — |
All rules and years together. Type and bedrooms are read from the tribunal’s description of the home; older decisions often do not describe it.
Fair rents (regulated tenancies)
42 Rent Act 1977 decisions in North East, median £494 a month, 42 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2026 | Darlington DL3Darlington | — | — | £598 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Bilbrough Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4Newcastle upon Tyne | — | — | £574 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 May 2025 | Roker Ave, Sunderland SR6Sunderland | £390 | — | £464 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Newcastle upon Tyne NE7Newcastle upon Tyne | £485 | — | £520 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Warren Road, Hartlepool TS24Hartlepool | — | — | £498 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other regions
Reading these decisions
- Each decision values one home on the evidence in front of the tribunal. It is not a rent for the street.
- A confirmed rent under the new rules means the market was at least that high; the tribunal could not go higher.
- The tribunal can set a rent below what the tenant already pays, usually for condition or a weak evidence pack.
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: tribunal risk checker · all new-rules decisions.
Questions agents and landlords ask
How many rent tribunal decisions are there in North East?
149 published decisions: 4 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 103 under the earlier rules and 42 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in North East?
Under the new rules, 2 of 4 decisions here (50%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −19%.
Can the tribunal set a higher rent than the landlord proposed?
Not for notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal sets the open-market rent or the notice figure, whichever is lower, and the new rent starts from the decision with no backdating. Under the earlier rules it could go higher, which is why the two are shown separately.
How should I price a rent increase in North East?
Start from rents actually achieved for similar homes nearby, recent and close, then adjust for condition, furnishing and what is included. Tribunal decisions show the risk of getting it wrong; they are not a price list. Keep the comparables and condition record before you serve the notice.
Serve rent increases in North East that survive a challenge
- 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.