Rent tribunal decisions in Dorset
What the tribunal decided in Dorset
12 decisions (11 set a rent). In 9 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
Only 9 decisions to compare. That is too few to show a pattern.
| All | Old rules | New rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | 78% 7 of 9 | 75% 6 of 8 | too few 1 of 1 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | 22% 2 of 9 | 25% 2 of 8 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Above the landlord's figure | 0% 0 of 9 | 0% 0 of 8 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | −7.4% n=7 | −9.3% n=6 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | +15.8% n=7 | +14.1% n=6 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | +15.8% n=7 | +14.1% n=6 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oldridge Road, Chickerell, Dorset, DT3 4FN | flat, 2 bed | £1,000 | £1,200 | £1,160 | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Room 3, Chideock Hill Cottage Chideock Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6JW old rulesroom in shared housebills included | room | £550 | £600 | No rent set | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Chideock Hill Cottage, Chideock, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6JW old rulesbills included | house | £550 | £600 | £600 | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Lower Farm Cottage, Manston, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EX old rules | house, 3 bed | £2,600 | £2,800 | £2,700 | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Flat 4, Stephanie Court, 73 Poole Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5HZ old rules | flat, 2 bed | £950 | £1,100 | £1,100 | 21 Oct 2024 |
| 33 Dales Drive, Colehill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2JT old rules | house, 2 bed | £850 | £1,350 | £1,250 | 6 Dec 2023 |
| 189 Brandy Lane, Chiswell, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1AP old rules | house, 2 bed | £600 | £900 | £850 | 22 Jun 2023 |
| 40 Manor Grove, Martinstown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JD old ruleshousing association / affordable rent | flat, 1 bed | £433.46 | £481.56 | £659.97 | 31 May 2023 |
| Lower Farm Cottage, Manston, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EX old rules | house, 3 bed | £2,300 | £2,500 | £2,220 | 13 Jan 2023 |
| 2 Billingsmoor Lane, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3WT old rules | house, 4 bed | £1,600 | £1,800 | £1,800 | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Loders Cottage, Woodcutts Lane, Gaunts, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 4JJ old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,500 | £1,093.75 | 13 Jun 2022 | |
| Lower Farm Cottage, Manston, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1EX old rules | house, 3 bed | £2,500 | £1,980 | 19 Dec 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.