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Rent tribunal decisions in South East
842 published rent tribunal decisions in South East, 14 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (79% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Of 14 new-rules decisions in South East, 11 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 14
- Set below the proposal
- 79% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −5.6% £75 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 55 days
- Cut 79%
- Confirmed 21%
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 554
- Set below the proposal
- 70% of 406 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 8%
- Median rent set
- £985
- Cut 70%
- Confirmed 21%
- Above 8%
Raising rents in South East? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
Start your free trialLatest under the new rules
Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
- Cut 5.6%
2-bed unfurnished flat
Park View Road, Brighton and Hove BN325 Sep 2026 · Brighton and Hove · New rules£1,800£1,700a month - Cut 3.8%
1-bed furnished flat
Wolverton Park Road, Milton Keynes MK1223 Sep 2026 · Milton Keynes · New rules£1,196£1,150a month - Cut 5.3%
1-bed flat
Bourdillon Gardens, Basingstoke RG2417 Sep 2026 · Basingstoke and Deane · New rules£1,425£1,350a month - Cut 12.1%
1-bed flat
Folkestone and Hythe CT2010 Sep 2026 · Folkestone and Hythe · New rules£825£725a month - Cut 33.8%
3-bed flat
Marina St Leonards-on-Sea TN3910 Sep 2026 · Rother · New rules£1,300£860a month - Cut 12%
2-bed unfurnished flat
Ramsgate Road, Margate CT97 Sep 2026 · Thanet · New rules£1,250£1,100a month
By county
Every county in South East with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 842. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | Sharpthorne Road, East Grinstead RH192-bed semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £750 | £1,550 | £935 | Cut 39.7% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Sharpthorne Road, East Grinstead RH19House · Mid Sussex | £600 | — | £720 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Park View Road, Brighton and Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,700 | £1,800 | £1,700 | Cut 5.6% | New rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Wolverton Park Road, Milton Keynes MK121-bed furnished flat · Milton Keynes | £1,000 | £1,196 | £1,150 | Cut 3.8% | New rules |
| 21 Sep 2026 | Lott Close, Tunbridge Wells TN42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Tunbridge Wells | £865 | £906 | £990 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Bourdillon Gardens, Basingstoke RG241-bed flat · Basingstoke and Deane | £1,350 | £1,425 | £1,350 | Cut 5.3% | New rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Folkestone and Hythe CT201-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe | £440 | £825 | £725 | Cut 12.1% | New rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | High Street, Battle TN331-bed unfurnished flat · Rother | £485 | £1,000 | £675 | Cut 32.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Marina St Leonards-on-Sea TN393-bed flat · Rother | £860 | £1,300 | £860 | Cut 33.8% | New rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Silver Street, Portsmouth PO5Portsmouth | £1,200 | £1,260 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Maida Vale, Milton Keynes MK102-bed unfurnished flat · Milton Keynes | £1,100 | £1,150 | £1,250 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | St. Pauls Avenue, Slough SL23-bed semi-detached house · Slough | £1,500 | £2,000 | £1,845 | Cut 7.7% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Top Road, East Grinstead RH19Mid Sussex | £650 | £1,250 | £1,250 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £1,030 | £1,250 | £1,100 | Cut 12% | New rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £990 | £1,240 | £1,050 | Cut 15.3% | New rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | College Road, Brighton BN21-bed furnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £1,400 | £1,550 | £1,450 | Cut 6.5% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Lisbon Road, Southampton SO15Southampton | £1,100 | £1,200 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Southdown View Road, Worthing BN14Part furnished studio flat · Worthing | £960 | £1,015 | £960 | Cut 5.4% | New rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Davidson Road, Dartford DA23-bed end-terrace house · Dartford | £2,350 | £2,375 | £2,300 | Cut 3.2% | New rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Heathfield Way, Barham CT45-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Canterbury | £1,800 | £2,000 | £1,800 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Yateley GU463-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Hart | £1,475 | £1,550 | £1,550 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Cromwell Road, Basingstoke RG21Flat · Basingstoke and Deane | £1,275 | £1,350 | — | Set | New rules |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Brockhurst Road, Gosport PO123-bed furnished semi-detached house · Gosport | £895 | £1,250 | £1,250 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Telephone Road, Portsmouth PO4Room in a shared house · Portsmouth | £750 | £795 | £750 | Cut 5.7% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Aug 2026 | East Grinstead RH193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Mid Sussex | £650 | £1,550 | £975 | Cut 37.1% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Poynter Road, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £950 | £1,000 | £1,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Hamilton Road, Brighton BN12-bed unfurnished maisonette · Brighton and Hove | £1,550 | £1,710 | £1,435 | Cut 16.1% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Edward Street, Brighton BN21-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove | £925 | £990 | £930 | Cut 6.1% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Milton Keynes MK121-bed unfurnished maisonette · Milton Keynes | £1,370 | £1,450 | £1,400 | Cut 3.4% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Thirlmere Avenue, Slough SL12-bed flat · Slough | £1,300 | £1,600 | £1,400 | Cut 12.5% | 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
- Damp or mould raised 229
- Disrepair raised 198
- Landlord sent comparables 140
- Tenant sent comparables 124
- Achieved rents cited 122
- Portal listings cited 122
- Asking rents cited 118
- Home inspected 103
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 South East by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 16 | £785 | 79% of 14 |
| Rooms in shared houses | 6 | £700 | 100% of 4 |
| 1-bed flats | 69 | £900 | 70% of 56 |
| 2-bed flats | 77 | £975 | 46% of 57 |
| 3-bed flats | 8 | £915 | 71% of 7 |
| 4+ bed flats | 1 | £2,500 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 23 | £725 | 89% of 19 |
| 2-bed houses | 73 | £1,145 | 79% of 61 |
| 3-bed houses | 91 | £1,250 | 73% of 66 |
| 4-bed houses | 18 | £1,660 | 63% of 16 |
| 5+ bed houses | 7 | £2,700 | 83% of 6 |
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)
273 Rent Act 1977 decisions in South East, median £875 a month, 21 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | Tring HP23Detached house · Buckinghamshire | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Faygate Lane, Horsham RH123-bed detached house · Horsham | — | — | £1,106 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Primrose Lane, Wealden RH182-bed semi-detached house · Wealden | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Westbury Avenue, Westgate-on-Sea CT8Thanet | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Petersfield GU32Winchester | — | — | £893 | 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 South East?
842 published decisions: 15 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 554 under the earlier rules and 273 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in South East?
Under the new rules, 11 of 14 decisions here (79%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −5.6%.
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 South 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 South 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.