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Rent tribunal decisions in the DY postcode area
23 published rent tribunal decisions in the DY postcode area. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the DY postcode area, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in the DY postcode area, kept separate from Section 13 figures.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in the DY postcode area yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 16
- Set below the proposal
- 86% of 7 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £750
- Cut 86%
- Confirmed 14%
Raising rents in the DY postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026 | Church St, Tipton DY42-bed unfurnished maisonette · Sandwell | £385 | £800 | £750 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Dudley DY23-bed semi-detached house · Dudley | £750 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Wyre Forest DY102-bed terraced house · Wyre Forest | £500 | £900 | £750 | Cut 16.7% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Joseph Hall Drive, Tipton DY42-bed semi-detached house · Sandwell | £1,450 | £1,525 | £1,450 | Cut 4.9% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Dudley DY22-bed flat · Dudley | £757 | £863 | £823 | Cut 4.6% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Dudley DY11-bed flat · Dudley | £675 | £725 | £705 | Cut 2.8% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Smallshire Way, Stourbridge DY83-bed end-terrace house · Dudley | — | — | £559 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Gill Street, Netherton DY22-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dudley | £600 | £795 | £735 | Cut 7.5% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Feb 2025 | West Midland DY83-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dudley | — | — | £750 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Larches Cottage Gardens, Kidderminster DY112-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wyre Forest | — | — | £800 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Dudley DY54-bed unfurnished detached house · Dudley | — | — | £1,250 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Junction Street, Dudley DY21-bed unfurnished flat · Dudley | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Wyre Forest DY103-bed unfurnished flat · Wyre Forest | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Dec 2023 | Edward Square, Kidderminster DY111-bed unfurnished flat · Wyre Forest | — | — | £495 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 30 May 2023 | Dudley DY21-bed flat · Dudley | — | — | £495 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Sep 2021 | Hurcott Road, Kidderminster DY10Wyre Forest | £399 | — | £468 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Grainger Street, Dudley DY2Dudley | £377 | — | £420 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 May 2021 | Collis Street, Stourbridge DY81-bed unfurnished detached house · Dudley | — | — | £803 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Bisell Way, Dudley DY5Dudley | £229 | — | £261 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Bisell Way, Dudley DY5Dudley | £234 | — | £262 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Mar 2020 | St. Georges Road, Dudley DY23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dudley | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 10 Feb 2020 | Adelaide Street, Dudley DY53-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Dudley | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Mar 2019 | Kidderminster DY14Shropshire | £459 | — | £477 | 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
- Landlord sent comparables 3
- Tenant sent comparables 3
- Hearing held 2
- Landlord used an agent 2
- Damp or mould raised 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 DY 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 | 4 | £523 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £787 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | — | — |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £803 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 4 | £775 | 100% of 3 |
| 3-bed houses | 3 | £750 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £1,250 | — |
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)
7 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the DY postcode area, median £444 a month, 6 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2026 | Smallshire Way, Stourbridge DY83-bed end-terrace house · Dudley | — | — | £559 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Sep 2021 | Hurcott Road, Kidderminster DY10Wyre Forest | £399 | — | £468 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Grainger Street, Dudley DY2Dudley | £377 | — | £420 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Oct 2020 | Bisell Way, Dudley DY5Dudley | £229 | — | £261 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 24 Aug 2020 | Bisell Way, Dudley DY5Dudley | £234 | — | £262 | 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 DY postcode area?
23 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 16 under the earlier rules and 7 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the DY postcode area?
There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.
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 DY 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 DY 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.