Rent tribunal decisions in Rochdale
What the tribunal decided in Rochdale
12 decisions (12 set a rent). In 5 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
Only 5 decisions to compare. That is too few to show a pattern.
| All | Old rules | New rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | 60% 3 of 5 | too few 2 of 3 | too few 1 of 2 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | 40% 2 of 5 | too few 1 of 3 | too few 1 of 2 |
| Above the landlord's figure | 0% 0 of 5 | too few 0 of 3 | too few 0 of 2 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | too few n=3 | too few n=2 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | +41.7% n=5 | too few n=3 | too few n=2 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | +16.9% n=5 | too few n=3 | too few n=2 |
Only 2 new-rules decisions 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Casson Gate, Rochdale OL12 0QA _Relisted old rules | house, 3 bed | £600 | £850 | £850 | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Flat No 14, 45 Arkwright Avenue, Rochdale, England, OL16 2BS | flat, 2 bed | £1,000 | £1,030 | £990 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| 43 Co-Operative Road, Middleton, M24 2YU | house, 3 bed | £1,225 | £1,340 | £1,340 | 28 Jul 2026 |
| 81 Shrewsbury Close Middleton Manchester M24 6BZ rules unclearregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £1,300 | 16 Jun 2026 | ||
| 3 Sussex Street, Rochdale, OL11 1EL old rules | house, 2 bed | £700 | £1,200 | £875 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| 3 Farewell Close, Rochdale, OL11 3DS old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £850 | 23 Feb 2026 | ||
| 36 Norwich St, Rochdale, OL11 1JA old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £1,350 | 23 Feb 2026 | ||
| 10 Ulster Avenue Rochdale OL11 3RG old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £765 | 25 Nov 2025 | ||
| 203 Milkstone Road, Rochdale, OL11 1LZ old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £995 | 15 Apr 2025 | ||
| 85 Abbey House, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6HQ old rulesregister entry only | house, 3 bed | £800 | 19 Mar 2025 | ||
| 8 Banktop Street, Heywood, Ol10 4PT old rulesregister entry only | house, 2 bed | £925 | 19 Mar 2025 | ||
| 78 Prettywood, Bury, BL9 7HX old rules | house, 4 bed | £770 | £1,250 | £900 | 15 Aug 2022 |
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.