Landlords are losing the vast majority of rent tribunal cases brought since January 2025, with new analysis from LonRes finding that 73% of decisions have resulted in lower rents than those originally proposed. More strikingly, 47% of rulings explicitly cited evidence problems as a factor in the outcome. For a sector already grappling with the fallout of the Renters' Rights Act, this data offers the clearest signal yet that the balance of power in rent-setting disputes has shifted decisively towards tenants — and that many landlords are simply unprepared for the new regime.
Landlords Lose 73% of Rent Tribunals as Evidence Failures Mount
New tribunal data shows landlords losing nearly three-quarters of rent disputes, exposing a costly evidence gap in the post-reform rental market.
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rent tribunalsRenters' Rights Actbuy-to-letlandlord compliancerental market reform
