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Rent tribunal decisions in the IP postcode area
44 published rent tribunal decisions in the IP postcode area. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 12 market-rent decisions in the IP postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed in none.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the IP postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in the IP 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
- 35
- Set below the proposal
- 43% of 23 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £900
- Cut 43%
- Confirmed 57%
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| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | Thetford IP242-bed unfurnished maisonette · Breckland | £900 | £950 | £900 | Cut 5.3% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Cargo Lane, Bury St Edmunds IP322-bed semi-detached house · West Suffolk | £1,350 | £1,395 | £1,350 | Cut 3.2% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jul 2026 | Broom Hill Road, Ipswich IP12-bed detached house · Ipswich | £800 | £1,000 | £900 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Charles English Close, Ipswich IP13-bed terraced house · Ipswich | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Sycamore Close, Ipswich IP82-bed terraced house · Babergh | £975 | £995 | £995 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Fountain Road, Woodbridge IP123-bed semi-detached house · East Suffolk | £880 | £981 | £981 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2026 | Berners Street, Ipswich IP11-bed flat · Ipswich | £512 | £700 | £619 | Cut 11.6% | Earlier rules |
| 20 May 2026 | Ipswich IP42-bed unfurnished terraced house · Ipswich | £550 | £800 | £800 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Babergh IP7Babergh | £595 | £650 | £650 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Sherwood Fields, Ipswich IP52-bed terraced house · East Suffolk | £900 | — | £1,100 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 May 2025 | Ipswich IP33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Ipswich | £1,100 | £1,250 | £1,000 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2025 | West Suffolk IP322-bed semi-detached house · West Suffolk | £1,250 | £1,350 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2025 | West Suffolk IP322-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · West Suffolk | £1,250 | £1,350 | £1,350 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2025 | Mid Suffolk IP142-bed detached house · Mid Suffolk | — | — | £1,275 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Nelson Road, Ipswich IP43-bed semi-detached house · Ipswich | £775 | £1,200 | £1,050 | Cut 12.5% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Bramford Road, Ipswich IP12-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Ipswich | — | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Patteson Road, Ipswich IP3Ipswich | — | £800 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Sir Alf Ramsey Way, Ipswich IP1Studio flat · Ipswich | £410 | £510 | £510 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 May 2024 | Langer Road, Felixstowe IP113-bed terraced house · East Suffolk | £700 | — | £820 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Apr 2024 | Cliff Road, Woodbridge IP122-bed bungalow · East Suffolk | — | — | £560 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Apr 2024 | London Road, Ipswich IP1Ipswich | £425 | — | £575 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 18 Mar 2024 | High Street, Felixstowe IP112-bed flat · East Suffolk | — | — | £416 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Undercliffe Road West, Felixstowe IP112-bed flat · East Suffolk | — | — | £743 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds IP323-bed flat · West Suffolk | — | — | £916 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Sep 2023 | Woodruff Road, Thetford IP24Room in a shared house · Breckland | £925 | £1,095 | £1,095 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 31 Aug 2023 | Thetford IP244-bed semi-detached house · Breckland | — | £1,225 | £1,225 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Willow Way, Saxmundham IP172-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · East Suffolk | — | — | £1,000 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jul 2023 | Bramford Place, Ipswich IP1Ipswich | £650 | £715 | £715 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Manchester Road, Ipswich IP22-bed flat · Ipswich | — | — | £500 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Jan 2023 | Langer Road, Felixstowe IP113-bed terraced house · East Suffolk | £675 | £705 | £700 | Cut 0.7% | Earlier rules |
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
- Achieved rents cited 12
- Disrepair raised 12
- Asking rents cited 11
- Damp or mould raised 10
- Landlord sent comparables 9
- Portal listings cited 9
- Hearing held 7
- Landlord used an agent 5
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 IP postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 1 | £510 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £1,095 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 1 | £619 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £940 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | — | — |
| 2-bed houses | 10 | £1,000 | 33% of 6 |
| 3-bed houses | 9 | £820 | 63% of 8 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £1,225 | — |
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)
9 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the IP postcode area, median £575 a month, 4 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 2024 | Cliff Road, Woodbridge IP122-bed bungalow · East Suffolk | — | — | £560 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Mar 2024 | High Street, Felixstowe IP112-bed flat · East Suffolk | — | — | £416 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Undercliffe Road West, Felixstowe IP112-bed flat · East Suffolk | — | — | £743 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Eastern Way, Bury St Edmunds IP323-bed flat · West Suffolk | — | — | £916 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Manchester Road, Ipswich IP22-bed flat · Ipswich | — | — | £500 | 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 IP postcode area?
44 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 35 under the earlier rules and 9 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the IP 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 IP 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 IP 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.