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Rent tribunal decisions in the CB postcode area
23 published rent tribunal decisions in the CB 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.
Condition comes up in 4 market-rent decisions in the CB 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 once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the CB postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −4.8% £50 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 53 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 16
- Set below the proposal
- 91% of 11 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £1,250
- Cut 91%
- Confirmed 9%
Raising rents in the CB 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 23 of 23. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Palace Lane, Ely CB73-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · East Cambridgeshire | £955 | £1,050 | £1,000 | Cut 4.8% | New rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Birdwood Road, Cambridge CB13-bed semi-detached house · Cambridge | £2,000 | £2,450 | £2,000 | Cut 18.4% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Nornea Lane, Stuntney CB73-bed semi-detached house · East Cambridgeshire | — | — | £625 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Frenchs Road, Cambridge CB4Flat · Cambridge | — | — | £1,192 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Market Rise, Cambridge CB11-bed furnished flat · Cambridge | £848 | £904 | £885 | Cut 2.1% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Maryland Avenue, Cambridge CB25East Cambridgeshire | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Frank’s Lane, Cambridge CB42-bed maisonette · Cambridge | £1,450 | £1,499 | £1,450 | Cut 3.3% | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2025 | South Cambridgeshire CB23South Cambridgeshire | — | — | £823 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Coleridge Road, Cambridge CB13-bed semi-detached house · Cambridge | — | — | £1,359 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Berry Lands Milton Road, Cambridge CB4Cambridge | £1,265 | £1,500 | £1,400 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Church Road, Hauxton CB223-bed semi-detached house · South Cambridgeshire | £1,100 | £1,300 | £1,250 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2024 | Welland Place, Ely CB6East Cambridgeshire | — | — | £202 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Feb 2024 | South Cambridgeshire CB24South Cambridgeshire | £1,300 | £1,700 | £1,550 | Cut 8.8% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Feb 2024 | Argyle Street, Cambridge CB1Furnished terraced house · Cambridge | — | £500 | £500 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Nov 2023 | West Suffolk CB85-bed unfurnished detached house · West Suffolk | £1,550 | £2,350 | £2,200 | Cut 6.4% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Oct 2023 | Dry Drayton Road, Cambridge CB23House · South Cambridgeshire | — | — | £9,850 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Saffron Walden CB10Uttlesford | £1,400 | £3,500 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Oct 2021 | West Suffolk CB95-bed furnished detached house · West Suffolk | — | £485 | £475 | Cut 2.1% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Nov 2020 | Thoday Street, Cambridge CB1Furnished house · Cambridge | £530 | £565 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 Nov 2020 | Thoday Street, Cambridge CB1Cambridge | £520 | £555 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2020 | East Cambridgeshire CB253-bed end-terrace house · East Cambridgeshire | — | £1,140 | £1,050 | Cut 7.9% | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2019 | Cambridge CB2Cambridge | £3,625 | £3,725 | £3,500 | Cut 6% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Frenchs Road, Cambridge CB4Cambridge | — | — | £1,035 | 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
- Asking rents cited 6
- Tenant sent comparables 5
- Landlord used an agent 4
- Disrepair raised 4
- Damp or mould raised 4
- Hearing held 3
- Home inspected 3
- Achieved rents cited 3
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 CB postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flats | 1 | £885 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 1 | £1,450 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 4 | £1,150 | 100% of 4 |
| 5+ bed houses | 2 | £1,338 | — |
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)
6 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the CB postcode area, median £1,114 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | Nornea Lane, Stuntney CB73-bed semi-detached house · East Cambridgeshire | — | — | £625 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Frenchs Road, Cambridge CB4Flat · Cambridge | — | — | £1,192 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 May 2025 | South Cambridgeshire CB23South Cambridgeshire | — | — | £823 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Coleridge Road, Cambridge CB13-bed semi-detached house · Cambridge | — | — | £1,359 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Oct 2023 | Dry Drayton Road, Cambridge CB23House · South Cambridgeshire | — | — | £9,850 | 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 CB postcode area?
23 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 16 under the earlier rules and 6 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the CB 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 −4.8%.
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 CB 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 CB 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.