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Rent tribunal decisions in the ME postcode area
46 published rent tribunal decisions in the ME postcode area. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 10 market-rent decisions in the ME postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the ME postcode area, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in the ME postcode area, kept separate from Section 13 figures.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in the ME 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
- 27
- Set below the proposal
- 72% of 25 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 4%
- Median rent set
- £815
- Cut 72%
- Confirmed 24%
- Above 4%
Raising rents in the ME postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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The latest 30 of 46. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2026 | Birkhall Close, Chatham ME5Medway | £875 | £230 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 May 2026 | Kingfisher Drive, Chatham ME53-bed semi-detached house · Medway | £1,060 | £1,260 | £1,220 | Cut 3.2% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Rochester ME22-bed terraced house · Medway | — | — | £703 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Regency Close, Sheerness ME12Unfurnished flat · Swale | — | — | £34,060 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Plantation Lane, Maidstone ME14Unfurnished end-terrace house · Maidstone | — | — | £782 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 31 Dec 2025 | Southsea Avenue, Sheerness ME12Swale | £921 | £1,750 | £1,600 | Cut 8.6% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Muir Road, Maidstone ME15Maidstone | — | — | £859 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Shakespeare Road, Gillingham ME7Medway | £740 | £875 | £825 | Cut 5.7% | Earlier rules |
| 19 May 2025 | Queen Anne Road, Maidstone ME14Maidstone | £650 | £800 | £650 | Cut 18.7% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Sittingbourne ME9Terraced house · Maidstone | — | — | £3,488 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Jan 2025 | Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne ME10Swale | £1,275 | £1,425 | £1,275 | Cut 10.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Emerald View, Sheerness ME123-bed end-terrace house · Swale | £900 | £1,200 | £1,150 | Cut 4.2% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Mitchell Close, Lenham ME173-bed semi-detached house · Maidstone | — | £1,450 | £1,265 | Cut 12.8% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Harptree Drive, Chatham ME53-bed terraced house · Medway | £875 | £1,200 | £1,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jan 2024 | High Street, Sheerness ME12Studio flat · Swale | £475 | £650 | £550 | Cut 15.4% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Saunders Street, Gillingham ME7Room in a shared house · Medway | £550 | £595 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Feb 2023 | Victoria Street, Gillingham ME71-bed terraced house · Medway | £585 | £675 | £675 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jan 2023 | Temple Gardens, Sittingbourne ME103-bed terraced house · Swale | £900 | £1,050 | £950 | Cut 9.5% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Flamingo Close, Chatham ME52-bed unfurnished terraced house · Medway | £830 | £1,000 | £950 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Hampstead Lane, Maidstone ME183-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Maidstone | — | — | £832 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Main Road, Rochester ME33-bed semi-detached house · Medway | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Jul 2022 | West Street, Faversham ME132-bed unfurnished flat · Swale | £995 | £1,074 | £1,050 | Cut 2.2% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Richmond Road, Gillingham ME7Medway | £550 | £750 | £700 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Nov 2021 | Chaffinch Close, Chatham ME51-bed terraced house · Medway | £450 | £700 | £700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Acorn Street, Sheerness ME122-bed terraced house · Swale | £695 | £720 | £680 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2021 | Furfield Close, Maidstone ME153-bed terraced house · Maidstone | £783 | £975 | £900 | Cut 7.7% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2021 | Baden Road, Gillingham ME7Terraced house · Medway | £715 | £815 | £815 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 10 May 2021 | Sittingbourne ME103-bed terraced house · Swale | £725 | £850 | £780 | Cut 8.2% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Apr 2021 | Fairview Road, Sittingbourne ME103-bed unfurnished terraced house · Swale | £800 | £975 | £975 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Feb 2021 | Victoria Street, Gillingham ME71-bed terraced house · Medway | £560 | £585 | £560 | Cut 4.3% | 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
- Damp or mould raised 12
- Disrepair raised 10
- Portal listings cited 7
- Landlord sent comparables 6
- Tenant sent comparables 4
- Asking rents cited 4
- 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 ME 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 | £550 | — |
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | — | — |
| 2-bed flats | 1 | £1,050 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 4 | £618 | 50% of 4 |
| 2-bed houses | 2 | £815 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 8 | £1,063 | 75% of 8 |
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)
19 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the ME postcode area, median £415 a month, 3 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Rochester ME22-bed terraced house · Medway | — | — | £703 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Regency Close, Sheerness ME12Unfurnished flat · Swale | — | — | £34,060 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Plantation Lane, Maidstone ME14Unfurnished end-terrace house · Maidstone | — | — | £782 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Muir Road, Maidstone ME15Maidstone | — | — | £859 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Sittingbourne ME9Terraced house · Maidstone | — | — | £3,488 | 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 ME postcode area?
46 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 27 under the earlier rules and 19 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the ME 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 ME 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 ME 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.