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Rent tribunal tracker, England

Data updated 30 Oct 2026

159
decisions in Sep 2026

Up 31 on the previous month

72.4%
share where the rent was cut

Down 2.4pp on the previous month

−7.1%
median cut where the rent was cut

No change on the previous month

Source: First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decisions, processed by Benchmere. How this is calculated

Decisions per month, England

Rent tribunal decisions per month, England, Oct 2024 to Sep 2026. Renters’ Rights Act in force, 1 May 2026

Rent tribunal decisions per month, EnglandColumn chart of decisions per month over 24 months.050100150200Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Renters’ Rights Act in force, 1 May 2026
Source: First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decisions, processed by Benchmere.
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MonthDecisions
Oct 202463
Nov 202431
Dec 202430
Jan 202546
Feb 202553
Mar 202543
Apr 202546
May 202562
Jun 202542
Jul 202541
Aug 202542
Sep 202534
Oct 202530
Nov 202528
Dec 202539
Jan 202640
Feb 202631
Mar 202640
Apr 202633
May 202697
Jun 2026133
Jul 2026151
Aug 2026128
Sep 2026159

Share of rents cut, England

Share of decisions where the tribunal set a lower rent than proposed, England, Oct 2024 to Sep 2026

Share of rents cut per month, EnglandLine chart of the monthly share of decisions where the rent was cut.58%68%78%87%97%Share cutOct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026
Source: First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decisions, processed by Benchmere.
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MonthShare cut, %
Oct 202460.4
Nov 202484.6
Dec 202488.5
Jan 202579.4
Feb 202579.5
Mar 202572.4
Apr 202585.2
May 202568.3
Jun 202585.2
Jul 202578.8
Aug 202571.1
Sep 202586.2
Oct 202578.6
Nov 202569.2
Dec 202594.7
Jan 202662.2
Feb 202660.7
Mar 202683.8
Apr 202678.8
May 202673.1
Jun 202667.4
Jul 202670.2
Aug 202674.8
Sep 202672.4

Median cut where the rent was cut, England

Median percentage cut against the rent on the Section 13 notice, England, Oct 2024 to Sep 2026

Median cut per month, EnglandLine chart of the monthly median percentage cut.-19%-16%-12%-8%-5%Median cutOct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026
Source: First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decisions, processed by Benchmere.
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MonthMedian cut, %
Oct 2024-15.4
Nov 2024-11.5
Dec 2024-9.8
Jan 2025-10.8
Feb 2025-18.2
Mar 2025-10.0
Apr 2025-17.0
May 2025-12.1
Jun 2025-12.5
Jul 2025-10.3
Aug 2025-5.7
Sep 2025-13.2
Oct 2025-13.4
Nov 2025-6.2
Dec 2025-11.4
Jan 2026-8.3
Feb 2026-12.5
Mar 2026-6.2
Apr 2026-8.9
May 2026-7.1
Jun 2026-6.2
Jul 2026-6.7
Aug 2026-7.1
Sep 2026-7.1

Decisions by region, most first

Published decisions by English region, Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, sorted by number of decisions, highest first

Decisions by English regionHorizontal bars of published decisions by region, sorted highest first.London467North West218South East214West Midlands156East of England107Yorkshire and The Humber76South West75East Midlands58North East54
Source: First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decisions, processed by Benchmere.
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RegionDecisionsShare cut, %
London46776.6
North West21871.5
South East21478.0
West Midlands15668.4
East of England10764.5
Yorkshire and The Humber7679.6
South West7571.6
East Midlands5871.7
North East5463.6

Regions table

Sorted by number of decisions, highest first.

Decisions and share of rents cut by English region, Oct 2024 to Sep 2026
RegionDecisionsShare cut, %
London46776.6
North West21871.5
South East21478.0
West Midlands15668.4
East of England10764.5
Yorkshire and The Humber7679.6
South West7571.6
East Midlands5871.7
North East5463.6

This is general information drawn from past tribunal decisions. It is not legal advice.