Rent tribunal decisions
October 2026 Rent Decisions (last month)
Decisions
- Full rent increase
- 4
- Partial rent increases
- 6
- Rent reductions
- 0
- No rent change
- 1
- Struck out
- 2
- Other
- 0
- Total Original Rent
- £13,798
- per month
- Total New Rent
- £15,644
- per month
- Rent Change Percentage
- +13.4%
- from original rent
- Average Original Rent
- £1,255
- per month
- Average New Rent
- £1,423
- per month
- Average Increase
- £168
- per month
Compare rents before and after 11 rent tribunal decisions, excluding strike-outs and cases with missing rent figures. Tribunals can approve an increase in full or in part, keep the rent unchanged, or reduce it.
September 2026 Rent Decisions
Decisions
- Full rent increase
- 21
- Partial rent increases
- 29
- Rent reductions
- 6
- No rent change
- 12
- Struck out
- 6
- Other
- 0
- Total Original Rent
- £93,285
- per month
- Total New Rent
- £99,509
- per month
- Rent Change Percentage
- +6.7%
- from original rent
- Average Original Rent
- £1,372
- per month
- Average New Rent
- £1,464
- per month
- Average Increase
- £92
- per month
Compare rents before and after 68 rent tribunal decisions, excluding strike-outs and cases with missing rent figures. Tribunals can approve an increase in full or in part, keep the rent unchanged, or reduce it.
August 2026 Rent Decisions
Decisions
- Full rent increase
- 25
- Partial rent increases
- 23
- Rent reductions
- 1
- No rent change
- 7
- Struck out
- 5
- Other
- 2
- Total Original Rent
- £97,302
- per month
- Total New Rent
- £103,464
- per month
- Rent Change Percentage
- +6.3%
- from original rent
- Average Original Rent
- £1,708
- per month
- Average New Rent
- £1,816
- per month
- Average Increase
- £109
- per month
Compare rents before and after 57 rent tribunal decisions, excluding strike-outs and cases with missing rent figures. Tribunals can approve an increase in full or in part, keep the rent unchanged, or reduce it.
Since May Rent Decisions
Decisions
- Full rent increase
- 58
- Partial rent increases
- 65
- Rent reductions
- 9
- No rent change
- 23
- Struck out
- 15
- Other
- 5
- Total Original Rent
- £239,955
- per month
- Total New Rent
- £256,255
- per month
- Rent Change Percentage
- +6.8%
- from original rent
- Average Original Rent
- £1,529
- per month
- Average New Rent
- £1,633
- per month
- Average Increase
- £104
- per month
Compare rents before and after 157 rent tribunal decisions, excluding strike-outs and cases with missing rent figures. Tribunals can approve an increase in full or in part, keep the rent unchanged, or reduce it. The current month is incomplete.
Published Decisions
|
Original Rent
|
Wanted rent
|
New Rent
|
Decision
|
Outcome
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £200 increase reduced to £100 due to `damp and mould` in SE2 (LON/00AL/MRA/2026/0054) | ||||
| £1,900.00 | £2,200.00 | £2,100.00 Higher than original rent | 7 Oct 2026 | |
| £150 increase Refused, rent stays the same - based on market rent from tribunals "own expertise" in E16 (LON/00BB/MRA/2026/0029) | ||||
| £2,050.00 | £2,200.00 | £2,050.00 | 7 Oct 2026 | |
| £100 increased approved as proposed despite £200 deduction for `rodent infestation` from Market Rent in E6 (LON/00BB/MRA/2026/0050) | ||||
| £1,500.00 | £1,600.00 | £1,600.00 Higher than original rent | 7 Oct 2026 | |
| Rent increase notice invalid after 1-day date error in E20 (LON/00BB/MRA/2026/0051) | ||||
| £2,390.00 | £2,584.00 | £2,390.00 | 7 Oct 2026 | |
| £200 Increase approved as proposed Wallasey terraced house in CH44 (MAN/00CB/MRA/2026/0059) | ||||
| £450.00 | £650.00 | £650.00 Higher than original rent | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| £75 Increase reduced to £65 due to open-letting letting evidence in BB5 (MAN/30UG/MRA/2026/0080) | ||||
| £885.00 | £960.00 | £950.00 Higher than original rent | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| £140 Increase as proposed approved for three-bedroom Accrington house, discarding "tenant's advertised-rent evidence" in BB5 (MAN/30UG/MRA/2026/0116) | ||||
| £970.00 | £1,110.00 | £1,110.00 Higher than original rent | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| £86 Increase, reduced to £43 despite no directly comparable property existing in BB1 (MAN/30UG/MRA/2026/0132) | ||||
| £455.00 | £541.67 | £498.33 Higher than original rent | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| £50 increase, as proposed was fair. in BS23 (HAV/00HC/MRA/2026/0059) | ||||
| £900.00 | £950.00 | £950.00 Higher than original rent | 6 Oct 2026 | |
| Rent increase application struck out date error in E9 (LON/00AM/MRA/2026/0026) | ||||
| £2,000.00 | £3,000.00 | £2,000.00 | 5 Oct 2026 | |
How long does a Rent Tribunal take?
Based on 174 decisions with both dates recorded.
Monthly figures
|
Month
|
Referral dates
|
Decisions
|
Rent increases
|
Rent decreases
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 77 | 24 | 16 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 63 | 49 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | 74 | 50 | 6 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Referral dates are known only for applications that have a published decision. They are not counts of all incoming referrals. Publication delays mean recent months are incomplete, and historical figures can change. Rent increases and decreases are subsets of decisions, grouped by decision month and comparing the new payable rent with the original rent on an equivalent annual basis. Unchanged rents, missing figures and strike-outs are excluded from these two lines.
Background: Renters' Rights Act 2025
- 1 May 2026: Key reforms took effect in England, strengthening protections for private renters.
- Rent increases: Landlords can increase rent only once annually, using a Section 13 notice with at least two months' notice.
- Right to challenge: Tenants can refer a proposed increase to the First-tier Tribunal before its intended start date.
- Tribunal fee: Applications cost £47, with fee exemptions or financial assistance available to eligible tenants.
- Market rent assessment: Tribunals assess comparable local rents, property condition and other relevant evidence to determine a fair market rent.
- Possible outcomes: Tribunals can approve the proposed rent, award a smaller increase, leave rent unchanged or reduce it. They cannot award more than the landlord requested.
- Payment protection: Tenants continue paying their existing rent while awaiting a tribunal decision, with no retrospective increase.
- When increases take effect: If the proposed start date has passed, the tribunal-determined rent normally applies from the next rent payment date following the decision.
- Section 21 abolished: Removing 'no-fault' evictions gives tenants greater security and potentially more confidence to challenge rent increases or raise maintenance concerns without fear of retaliatory eviction.
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