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Rent tribunal decisions in the BA postcode area
25 published rent tribunal decisions in the BA postcode area, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 10 market-rent decisions in the BA postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed in none.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −8.5% £100 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 55 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 14
- Set below the proposal
- 85% of 13 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 8%
- Median rent set
- £950
- Cut 85%
- Confirmed 8%
- Above 8%
Raising rents in the BA postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
Start your free trialLatest under the new rules
Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
Every recent decision
The latest 25 of 25. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Mortimer Street, Trowbridge BA142-bed terraced house · Wiltshire | £1,070 | £1,170 | £1,070 | Cut 8.5% | New rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Bath BA12-bed furnished flat · Bath and North East Somerset | £1,325 | £1,400 | £1,350 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Studley Rise, Trowbridge BA143-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wiltshire | £1,100 | £1,300 | £1,280 | Cut 1.5% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Walcot Street, Bath BA12-bed unfurnished maisonette · Bath and North East Somerset | £800 | £1,000 | £880 | Cut 12% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Redland Park, Bath BA23-bed terraced house · Bath and North East Somerset | £600 | £1,500 | £1,050 | Cut 30% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Marlborough Street, Bath BA1Bath and North East Somerset | £350 | £813 | £750 | Cut 7.7% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Glastonbury BA63-bed house · Somerset | — | £2,700 | £2,060 | Cut 23.7% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Mar 2025 | West Street, Yeovil BA222-bed unfurnished terraced house · Somerset | £550 | £600 | £680 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Park Street, Trowbridge BA142-bed terraced house · Wiltshire | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Street BA16Somerset | £1,100 | £1,150 | £1,150 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Moor Lane, Wincanton BA93-bed detached house · Somerset | £850 | £1,000 | £950 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2024 | Homefield Close, Frome BA112-bed detached house · Somerset | £1,300 | £1,415 | £1,350 | Cut 4.6% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Feb 2024 | Templecombe BA83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | £667 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Warminster BA123-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £662 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Church Lane, Frome BA113-bed semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Radstock BA34-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bath and North East Somerset | — | — | £939 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Radstock BA33-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bath and North East Somerset | — | — | £800 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Jul 2022 | St. James's Square, Bath BA12-bed terraced house · Bath and North East Somerset | — | — | £950 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jun 2022 | East Road, Street BA163-bed semi-detached house · Somerset | £895 | £940 | £900 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Dec 2021 | Mill Lane, Bath BA2Detached house · Bath and North East Somerset | £477 | £709 | £370 | Cut 47.8% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Wraxhill Road, Street BA164-bed part furnished semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | £800 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Dec 2020 | Bath BA23-bed semi-detached house · Somerset | £550 | — | £410 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Dec 2019 | Templecombe BA83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Nov 2019 | West Street, Yeovil BA221-bed house · Somerset | £498 | £520 | £515 | Cut 1% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Apr 2019 | Main Street, Yeovil BA222-bed semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
Decisions by month
Last 12 months with a published decision. Tribunals publish weeks after deciding, so the latest month fills in over time.
What came up
- Disrepair raised 10
- Landlord sent comparables 7
- Damp or mould raised 7
- Asking rents cited 6
- Achieved rents cited 4
- Home inspected 3
- Tenant sent comparables 3
- Landlord used an agent 2
Counted from the text of market-rent decisions. Older decisions often publish the rent only, without reasons.
By type of home
Market-rent decisions in the BA postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,115 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £515 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £1,070 | 67% of 3 |
| 3-bed houses | 6 | £1,000 | 100% of 5 |
All rules and years together. Type and bedrooms are read from the tribunal’s description of the home; older decisions often do not describe it.
Fair rents (regulated tenancies)
10 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the BA postcode area, median £750 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2025 | Park Street, Trowbridge BA142-bed terraced house · Wiltshire | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Feb 2024 | Templecombe BA83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | £667 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Warminster BA123-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £662 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Church Lane, Frome BA113-bed semi-detached house · Somerset | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Radstock BA34-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bath and North East Somerset | — | — | £939 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other postcode areas
Reading these decisions
- Each decision values one home on the evidence in front of the tribunal. It is not a rent for the street.
- A confirmed rent under the new rules means the market was at least that high; the tribunal could not go higher.
- The tribunal can set a rent below what the tenant already pays, usually for condition or a weak evidence pack.
Tenants: is my rent increase notice valid? Landlords and agents: tribunal risk checker · all new-rules decisions.
Questions agents and landlords ask
How many rent tribunal decisions are there in the BA postcode area?
25 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 14 under the earlier rules and 10 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the BA postcode area?
Under the new rules, 1 of 1 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −8.5%.
Can the tribunal set a higher rent than the landlord proposed?
Not for notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal sets the open-market rent or the notice figure, whichever is lower, and the new rent starts from the decision with no backdating. Under the earlier rules it could go higher, which is why the two are shown separately.
How should I price a rent increase in the BA postcode area?
Start from rents actually achieved for similar homes nearby, recent and close, then adjust for condition, furnishing and what is included. Tribunal decisions show the risk of getting it wrong; they are not a price list. Keep the comparables and condition record before you serve the notice.
Serve rent increases in the BA postcode area that survive a challenge
- Every proposed rent checked against local tribunal outcomes before the notice goes out
- Form 4A prepared, served and proven, with the 52-week clock tracked per tenancy
- Comparables, condition and service record bundled for the tribunal as you go
Source: every First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rent decision published on GOV.UK, read by Abide.Rent and refreshed daily (last 23 Oct 2026). Street, town and postcode district only; open any decision for the tribunal’s published reasons on GOV.UK. Rents are shown a month; weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Decisions are evidence of risk, not a price list. Not legal advice.