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197 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions where the tenant asked for a hardship delay

Decisions where the tenant asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship, and whether it agreed.

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Why it matters

The tribunal can start the new rent later for undue hardship, up to two months after the decision under the new rules. It is asked for often and granted rarely.

54% cut

Of 50 new-rules decisions in these decisions, 27 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.

3 asked too little

The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.

7 with no increase

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
50
Set below the proposal
54% England 65%
Median cut, where cut
−4.8% £100 a month
Median wait, application to decision
57 days
  • Cut 54%
  • Confirmed 46%

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
146
Set below the proposal
69% of 138 with both figures
Set above the proposal
3%
Median rent set
£1,029
  • Cut 69%
  • Confirmed 28%
  • Above 3%

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
6 Oct 2026Ribbleton Drive, Accrington BB53-bed end-terrace house · Hyndburn£970£1,110£1,110ConfirmedNew rules
6 Oct 2026David Lloyd Way, Accrington BB52-bed terraced house · Hyndburn£885£960£950Cut 1%New rules
6 Oct 2026Wheatland Lane, Wallasey CH442-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wirral—£650£650ConfirmedNew rules
5 Oct 2026Brassey Street, Manchester M243-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Rochdale£900£1,200£1,100Cut 8.3%New rules
2 Oct 2026Schonfeld Square, Hackney N162-bed flat · Hackney£458£486£486ConfirmedEarlier rules
30 Sep 2026Falkirk Drive, Manchester M30Salford£1,295£1,615—SetNew rules
30 Sep 2026Durham Way, Huntingdon PE282-bed terraced house · Huntingdonshire£900£975£975ConfirmedEarlier rules
29 Sep 2026Sandringham Road, Darwen BB3Room in a shared house · Blackburn with Darwen—£400£400ConfirmedNew rules
29 Sep 2026Sycamore Street, Sale M33Trafford£650£1,200£1,200ConfirmedEarlier rules
28 Sep 2026Lavender Walk, Leeds LS92-bed terraced house · Leeds£620£800£780Cut 2.5%New rules
28 Sep 2026Peel Street, Liverpool L81-bed flat · Liverpool£500£700£630Cut 10%Earlier rules
28 Sep 2026Windermere Drive, Bury BL93-bed semi-detached house · Bury£378—£385SetEarlier rules
28 Sep 2026Church Road, Hounslow TW52-bed furnished flat · Hounslow£1,275£1,525£1,525ConfirmedEarlier rules
25 Sep 2026Park View Road, Brighton and Hove BN32-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove£1,700£1,800£1,700Cut 5.6%New rules
25 Sep 2026Cotman Road, Norwich NR12-bed unfurnished flat · Norwich£560£900£600Cut 33.3%Earlier rules
23 Sep 2026Castleford Street, Liverpool L153-bed unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool£495£950£850Cut 10.5%Earlier rules
23 Sep 2026Clarence Street, Salford M71-bed flat · Salford£885£1,090£1,040Cut 4.6%New rules
23 Sep 2026Wyndale Road, Oldham OL82-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Oldham£935£979£829Cut 15.4%Earlier rules
23 Sep 2026Whitefield Road, Bristol BS52-bed flat · Bristol, City of£840£880£880ConfirmedNew rules
22 Sep 2026Seaview Road, Wallasey CH451-bed flat · Wirral£475£650£500Cut 23.1%Earlier rules
22 Sep 2026Clarence Street, Salford M71-bed flat · Salford£885£1,100£1,100ConfirmedNew rules
22 Sep 2026Carnaby Street, Manchester M92-bed unfurnished terraced house · Manchester£975£1,050£975Cut 7.1%Earlier rules
21 Sep 2026Carter Close, Manchester M342-bed flat · Tameside£895£966£900Cut 6.8%Earlier rules
21 Sep 2026Gabriel Close, Manchester M123-bed semi-detached house · Manchester£1,213£1,456£1,450Cut 0.4%Earlier rules
21 Sep 2026Southern Road, Newham E131-bed unfurnished flat · Newham£1,203£1,600£1,600ConfirmedNew rules
21 Sep 2026Ealing W53-bed flat · Ealing£2,000£2,300£2,300ConfirmedEarlier rules
21 Sep 2026Lott Close, Tunbridge Wells TN42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Tunbridge Wells£865£906£990AboveEarlier rules
21 Sep 2026Cheltenham GL51Studio flat · Cheltenham£610£660£655Cut 0.8%New rules
15 Sep 2026Stockport Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL7Tameside£675£725£700Cut 3.4%Earlier rules
15 Sep 2026Casson Gate, Rochdale OL123-bed unfurnished terraced house · Rochdale£600£850£850ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Sep 2026Bridge Road, Liverpool L212-bed home · Sefton£625£850£700Cut 17.6%Earlier rules
11 Sep 2026Delaney Heights, Salford M31-bed unfurnished flat · Salford£704£738£738ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Sep 2026Lytham Street, Southwark SE172-bed unfurnished terraced house · Southwark£1,750£2,400£2,400ConfirmedEarlier rules
11 Sep 2026Welland Gardens, West London UB63-bed semi-detached house · Ealing£1,600£2,200£2,200ConfirmedEarlier rules
10 Sep 2026Folkestone and Hythe CT201-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe£440£825£725Cut 12.1%New rules
10 Sep 2026High Street, Battle TN331-bed unfurnished flat · Rother£485£1,000£675Cut 32.5%Earlier rules
9 Sep 2026Church Road, Lowestoft NR332-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · East Suffolk£540£825£690Cut 16.4%Earlier rules
9 Sep 2026St Peters Way, Ellington PE283-bed detached house · Huntingdonshire£1,263£1,303£1,263Cut 3.1%New rules
9 Sep 2026Maida Vale, Milton Keynes MK102-bed unfurnished flat · Milton Keynes£1,100£1,150£1,250AboveEarlier rules
9 Sep 2026St. Pauls Avenue, Slough SL23-bed semi-detached house · Slough£1,500£2,000£1,845Cut 7.7%Earlier rules
9 Sep 2026Rothsay Road, Bedford MK401-bed flat · Bedford£875£975£875Cut 10.3%New rules
8 Sep 2026Trundleys Road, Lewisham SE81-bed unfurnished flat · Lewisham£1,470£1,750£1,600Cut 8.6%New rules
7 Sep 2026Anzio Road, Hambleton DL92-bed flat · North Yorkshire£550£600£575Cut 4.2%Earlier rules
7 Sep 2026Birch Lane, Manchester M131-bed unfurnished flat · Manchester£750£850£750Cut 11.8%Earlier rules
7 Sep 2026Lever Street, Manchester M262-bed terraced house · Bury£895£925£925ConfirmedNew rules
7 Sep 2026Acanthus Drive, Southwark SE12-bed furnished flat · Southwark£1,626£1,900£1,800Cut 5.3%Earlier rules
7 Sep 2026Schonfeld Square, Hackney N162-bed flat · Hackney£458£486£486ConfirmedEarlier rules
7 Sep 2026Jason Walk, Eltham SE91-bed furnished flat · Greenwich£1,225£1,325£1,325ConfirmedNew rules
7 Sep 2026Top Road, East Grinstead RH19Mid Sussex£650£1,250£1,250ConfirmedEarlier rules
7 Sep 2026Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet£990£1,240£1,050Cut 15.3%New 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.