Rent tribunal decisions in County Durham
What the tribunal decided in County Durham
13 decisions (12 set a rent). In 4 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
Only 4 decisions to compare. That is too few to show a pattern.
| All | Old rules | New rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | too few 4 of 4 | too few 3 of 3 | too few 1 of 1 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | too few 0 of 4 | too few 0 of 3 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Above the landlord's figure | too few 0 of 4 | too few 0 of 3 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | too few n=4 | too few n=3 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | too few n=4 | too few n=3 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | too few n=4 | too few n=3 | too few n=1 |
Only 1 new-rules decision here, too few to show a pattern.
"Typical" is the median. n is the number of decisions each figure comes from. Figures from fewer than 5 decisions are shown as "too few".
Old rules: the landlord's notice was dated before 1 May 2026, when the tribunal could set the rent higher than the landlord asked. New rules: notice dated on or after 1 May 2026; the tribunal can only confirm the landlord's figure or set a lower one.
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.
Left out of the percentages, but listed below: housing association and affordable rents, rooms in shared houses, rents that include bills, register entries without the landlord's figure, and decisions whose figures we haven't been able to check.
Download these as a PDF The figures and the list below, with a GOV.UK link for every decision: something you can attach to an MR1 application.
| Address | Type | Rent before | Landlord proposed | Tribunal decided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Pilgrims Way, Durham, DH1 1HB | house, 4 bed | £1,200 | £1,700 | £1,300 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| 5 Delight Court, Dipton, Co Durham, DH9 9XJ old ruleshousing association / affordable rentbills included | flat, 1 bed | £613.77 | £651.34 | £666.68 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Nimy Cottage, Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley DH9 9RE old rules | house, 3 bed | £800 | £1,200 | £1,000 | 22 Jun 2026 |
| 12 Backstone Road, Bridgehill, Consett, DH8 8QW old ruleshousing association / affordable rentfigures not yet checked | house, 3 bed | £711.19 | £745.94 | £693.33 | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Flat 3A, 20 Westbourne Street, Stockton-On-Tees, TS1 83EH old rules | flat, 1 bed | £380 | £450 | £295 | 19 Mar 2026 |
| 8 The Dene Medomsley, Consett DH8 6PS old rules | house, 2 bed | £600 | £700 | £550 | 24 Sep 2025 |
| 10 Wadham Close, Peterlee, Durham SR8 2NN old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £550 | 9 Apr 2025 | ||
| 6 Cotherstone Close, Consett, DH8 7UE old ruleshousing association / affordable rentregister entry only | house, 4 bed | £770 | 16 Sep 2024 | ||
| 20 The Heathers, Esh Winning, Durham, DH7 9NZ old ruleshousing association / affordable rentregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £866.67 | 25 Jun 2024 | ||
| 11 Sunderland Bridge, Durham, DH6 5HB old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £600 | 13 Dec 2022 | ||
| 20 The Heathers, Esh Winning, Durham, DH7 9NZ old ruleshousing association / affordable rentregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £611 | 21 Apr 2022 | ||
| 29 Lancelot Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7QL old rulesregister entry onlyfigures not yet checked | house, 3 bed | £155 | 11 May 2021 | ||
| Glen View, 13 Gill Lane, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9AS old rules | £173.33 | No rent set | 17 Sep 2019 |
Rents per calendar month, as the tribunal recorded them. Weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12).
Evidence the tribunal can weigh includes rents agreed for similar homes nearby, asking rents, the condition of the property and what the landlord provides. GOV.UK and Shelter explain the process.