diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/csv_parser.rb
index 34523b35d..f5bba15bf 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/csv_parser.rb
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ private
 
     @normalised_string = File.read(path, encoding: "bom|utf-8")
     @normalised_string.gsub!("\r\n", "\n")
-    @normalised_string.gsub!("\r", "\n")
     @normalised_string.scrub!("")
+    @normalised_string.tr!("\r", "\n")
 
     @normalised_string
   end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb
index 292505431..a51f215fb 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/csv_parser.rb
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ private
 
     @normalised_string = File.read(path, encoding: "bom|utf-8")
     @normalised_string.gsub!("\r\n", "\n")
-    @normalised_string.gsub!("\r", "\n")
     @normalised_string.scrub!("")
+    @normalised_string.tr!("\r", "\n")
 
     @normalised_string
   end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/csv_parser.rb
index df7a3f80b..4bae79d33 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/csv_parser.rb
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ private
 
     @normalised_string = File.read(path, encoding: "bom|utf-8")
     @normalised_string.gsub!("\r\n", "\n")
-    @normalised_string.gsub!("\r", "\n")
     @normalised_string.scrub!("")
+    @normalised_string.tr!("\r", "\n")
 
     @normalised_string
   end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb
index 02822daa7..80c8296ba 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/csv_parser.rb
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ private
 
     @normalised_string = File.read(path, encoding: "bom|utf-8")
     @normalised_string.gsub!("\r\n", "\n")
-    @normalised_string.gsub!("\r", "\n")
     @normalised_string.scrub!("")
+    @normalised_string.tr("\r", "\n")
 
     @normalised_string
   end