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Data · Updated 19 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions in East of England

What the First-tier Tribunal decided when tenants in the East of England challenged a rent rise: 86 decisions with full figures since January 2025.

Since the Renters' Rights Act (decisions from 1 May 2026)

Rises cut by the tribunal70%set below what the landlord asked
Typical rise asked7.7%median, on the old rent
Typical rise allowed4.6%median, on the old rent
No rise at all12%rent kept the same or lower

Based on 40 decisions in the East of England. Across England, tribunals cut 70% of rises and allowed a typical 7.5%.

What happened to the rent: East of England, 2026 so far

7%Rent went down4 decisions, set below the old rent
7%Stayed the same4 decisions, no change
57%Went up, but less31 decisions, less than the landlord asked
28%Went up in full15 decisions, the rise asked, or more

Based on 54 decisions with full figures.

All of England in 2026 (603 decisions): rent went down 4%, stayed the same 10%, went up, but less 57%, went up in full 29%.

Would your rise survive a challenge?

Enter your figures to see how tribunals have treated similar rises. It's based on past decisions, not a prediction for your home.

The bigger the rise, the bigger the cut

Rise the landlord asked forDecisionsTypical askTypical rise allowedGot it in fullCut
5% to 10%226.9%4.2%32%68%
10% to 15%1112.5%9.7%36%64%
15% to 25%1720.8%6.4%0%100%
25% to 50%2234.9%21.6%23%77%

Latest decisions

Search every decision by town, street or postcode district. Each one links to the full decision on GOV.UK.

86 decisions, showing the latest 50

DecidedPropertyTypeRent beforeAskedTribunal setResult
9 Sep 2026The Bay, Essex, SS05-bed house£2,600£2,700£2,700In full
5 Aug 2026Thirlmere Avenue, Berkshire, SL12-bed flat£1,300£1,600£1,400Cut £200
23 Jul 2026Chase Court, Norfolk, IP242-bed flat£900£950£900No rise
17 Jul 2026Thame House, High Wycombe, HP13Studio£775£835£800Cut £35
17 Jul 2026Central House, Essex, CM132-bed flat£1,450£1,505£1,505In full
17 Jul 2026Bradmore Green, Herts, AL92-bed flat£1,250£1,450£1,300Cut £150
16 Jul 2026Eredine Crescent, Milton Keynes, MK52-bed house£2,000£2,125£2,050Cut £75
16 Jul 2026York Gardens, Peterborough, PE132-bed flat£865£910£900Cut £10
16 Jul 2026Rokells Basildon, Essex, SS144-bed flat£1,750£1,870£1,800Cut £70
16 Jul 2026Cargo Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP322-bed house£1,350£1,395£1,350No rise
13 Jul 2026Birdwood Road, Cambridge, CB13-bed house£2,000£2,450£2,000No rise
9 Jul 2026Brooklands Court, Bedfordshire, LU22-bed flat£1,310£1,450£1,410Cut £40
9 Jul 2026Sparrows Close, Bedford, MK423-bed house£1,775£1,875£1,875In full
9 Jul 2026Colston Rise, Ampthill, MK452-bed flat£1,095£1,300£1,150Cut £150
9 Jul 2026Eredine Crescent, Buckinghamshire, MK53-bed house£1,975£2,150£2,016Cut £134
5 Jul 2026Property Old Keepers Cottage, Reading, RG82-bed house£2,250£2,750£2,500Cut £250
5 Jul 2026Humprey Way, Norfolk, NR132-bed house£1,300£1,400£1,400In full
5 Jul 2026Broom Hill Road, Suffolk, IP12-bed flat£800£1,000£900Cut £100
4 Jul 2026Quadrivium Point, Slough, SL11-bed flat£1,350£1,400£1,225Rent cut £125
4 Jul 2026Charles English Close, Suffolk, IP13-bed house£1,600£1,700£1,700In full
12 Jun 2026Market Rise, Cambridge, CB11-bed flat£848£904£885Cut £19
10 Jun 2026The Square, Essex, IG102-bed house£1,900£2,000£2,000In full
10 Jun 2026Fountain Road, Suffolk, IP123-bed house£880£981£981In full
9 Jun 2026Key Croft, Bedford, MK423-bed house£1,300£1,800£1,700Cut £100
9 Jun 2026Dudley Street, Bedford, MK403-bed house£1,400£1,600£1,550Cut £50
9 Jun 2026Maida Vale, Milton Keynes, MK102-bed flat£1,050£1,100£1,100In full
6 Jun 2026Ham Corner, Oxfordshire, OX113-bed house£1,189£1,246£1,232Cut £14
2 Jun 2026Boater Drive, Luton, LU53-bed house£1,595£1,700£1,650Cut £50
2 Jun 2026Odecroft, Peterborough, PE33-bed house£950£1,050£1,000Cut £50
2 Jun 2026Clarendon road, Hertfordshire, WD172-bed flat£2,280£2,350£2,350In full
1 Jun 2026Pinnocks Way Botley Oxford, OX21-bed flat£1,000£1,150£1,025Cut £125
29 May 2026Rosewarne Villas, Suffolk, IP11-bed flat£512£700£619Cut £81
25 May 2026Rothsay Road, Bedford, MK401-bed flat£625£725£675Cut £50
25 May 2026Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin, RG12-bed flat£1,950£2,065£2,050Cut £15
20 May 2026Old Foundry Road Ipswich, IP42-bed house£550£800£800In full
20 May 2026Eastfield Road Duston Northampton, NN53-bed house£1,300£1,400£1,350Cut £50
18 May 2026Ryswick Road, Bedfordshire, MK422-bed house£875£1,000£1,000In full
13 May 2026Hawthorne Avenue, Bedfordshire, MK403-bed house£1,300£1,400£1,350Cut £50
11 May 2026Norway Drive, Slough, SL22-bed house£1,400£1,900£1,385Rent cut £15
11 May 2026Lodge Crescent, Hertfordshire, EN82-bed house£1,850£2,000£2,000In full
17 Apr 2026Fairfax Drive Westcliff on Sea, SS0Room£750£900£700Rent cut £50
12 Apr 2026Crozier Terrace, Essex, CN21-bed house£1,550£1,730£1,700Cut £30
11 Apr 2026Eastwood Boulevard, Essex, SS01-bed flat£672£850£850In full
11 Apr 2026Landmead Road, Hertfordshire, EN83-bed house£1,850£2,050£2,050In full
11 Apr 2026West Lodge, Grays, RM171-bed flat£705£855£750Cut £105
10 Apr 2026Fairfax Road Westcliff on Sea, SS0Room£750£900£700Rent cut £50
16 Mar 2026Meadway Precinct, Berkshire, RG303-bed flat£950£1,200£1,000Cut £200
4 Feb 2026Charterhouse Close, Berkshire, RG122-bed house£950£1,450£1,450In full
26 Jan 2026Lisa Court, Cambridge, CB42-bed house£1,450£1,499£1,450No rise
26 Jan 2026Upton Court Road Slough Berkshire, SL32-bed house£1,623£2,600£2,000Cut £600

Other regions: London · South · Midlands · North. See the England-wide figures.

Source: GOV.UK residential property tribunal decisions, under the Open Government Licence. Updated 19 Oct 2026. Not legal advice.