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Rent tribunal decisions in the MK postcode area
51 published rent tribunal decisions in the MK postcode area, 2 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 12 market-rent decisions in the MK postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 4 times; it agreed 3 times.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 2
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −7.1% £73 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 58 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 2 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 42
- Set below the proposal
- 61% of 28 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 7%
- Median rent set
- £1,150
- Cut 61%
- Confirmed 32%
- Above 7%
Raising rents in the MK postcode area? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 51. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | Rosemary Lane, Bedford MK424-bed part furnished detached house · Central Bedfordshire | £2,000 | £2,150 | £2,150 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Wolverton Park Road, Milton Keynes MK121-bed furnished flat · Milton Keynes | £1,000 | £1,196 | £1,150 | Cut 3.8% | New rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Maida Vale, Milton Keynes MK102-bed unfurnished flat · Milton Keynes | £1,100 | £1,150 | £1,250 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Rothsay Road, Bedford MK401-bed flat · Bedford | £875 | £975 | £875 | Cut 10.3% | New rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Milton Keynes MK121-bed unfurnished maisonette · Milton Keynes | £1,370 | £1,450 | £1,400 | Cut 3.4% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Eredine Crescent, Milton Keynes MK53-bed semi-detached house · Milton Keynes | £2,000 | £2,125 | £2,050 | Cut 3.5% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Eredine Crescent, Milton Keynes MK53-bed semi-detached house · Milton Keynes | £1,975 | £2,150 | £2,016 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Colston Rise, Ampthill MK45Flat · Central Bedfordshire | £1,095 | £1,300 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Sparrows Close, Bedford MK423-bed house · Bedford | £1,775 | £1,875 | £1,875 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Maida Vale, Milton Keynes MK102-bed flat · Milton Keynes | £1,050 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Key Croft, Bedford MK423-bed unfurnished detached house · Bedford | £1,300 | £1,800 | £1,700 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Dudley Street, Bedford MK403-bed terraced house · Bedford | £1,400 | £1,600 | £1,550 | Cut 3.1% | Earlier rules |
| 25 May 2026 | Rothsay Road, Bedford MK40Studio flat · Bedford | £625 | £725 | £675 | Cut 6.9% | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Ryswick Road, Kempston MK422-bed unfurnished terraced house · Bedford | £875 | £1,000 | £1,000 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 13 May 2026 | Milton Keynes MK12Milton Keynes | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 May 2026 | Hawthorne Avenue, Bedford MK403-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bedford | £1,300 | £1,400 | £1,350 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Dec 2025 | Foscote Lane, Foscott MK183-bed terraced house · Buckinghamshire | — | — | £713 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Dec 2025 | Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK72-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Milton Keynes | £700 | £1,300 | £1,300 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Milton Keynes MK15Furnished detached house · Milton Keynes | £1,650 | £2,050 | £1,700 | Cut 17.1% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Egerton Gate, Milton Keynes MK54-bed detached house · Milton Keynes | £1,800 | £2,600 | £1,660 | Cut 36.2% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Wheatley Close, Milton Keynes MK43-bed semi-detached house · Milton Keynes | £1,195 | £1,345 | £1,345 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Milton Keynes MK133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Milton Keynes | £750 | £1,300 | £1,300 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 2 Aug 2025 | College Street, Kempston MK422-bed unfurnished flat · Bedford | £750 | — | £1,050 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2025 | Milton Keynes MK102-bed flat · Milton Keynes | — | £1,150 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 May 2025 | Milton Keynes MK91-bed unfurnished flat · Milton Keynes | £1,045 | £1,154 | £1,175 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 2 May 2025 | Germander Place, Milton Keynes MK143-bed part furnished semi-detached house · Milton Keynes | — | — | £1,375 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Bedford MK41Terraced house · Bedford | — | — | £532 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Wheatley Close, Milton Keynes MK4Milton Keynes | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Dec 2024 | North Street, Milton Keynes MK22-bed unfurnished terraced house · Milton Keynes | £750 | £1,380 | £950 | Cut 31.2% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Battison Street, Bedford MK402-bed detached house · Bedford | — | £1,125 | — | Set | 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 17
- Damp or mould raised 14
- Home inspected 13
- Portal listings cited 13
- Tenant sent comparables 12
- Disrepair raised 12
- Landlord sent comparables 10
- Asking rents cited 10
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 MK 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 | £675 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 5 | £1,150 | 75% of 4 |
| 2-bed flats | 6 | £1,100 | 25% of 4 |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £625 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 4 | £1,000 | 33% of 3 |
| 3-bed houses | 11 | £1,463 | 63% of 8 |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,905 | — |
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 MK postcode area, median £532 a month, 1 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2025 | Foscote Lane, Foscott MK183-bed terraced house · Buckinghamshire | — | — | £713 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Bedford MK41Terraced house · Bedford | — | — | £532 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Dec 2023 | Central Bedfordshire MK172-bed semi-detached house · Central Bedfordshire | — | — | £39,000 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Bedford MK40Bedford | — | — | £494 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Central Bedfordshire MK432-bed house · Central Bedfordshire | — | — | £35,154 | 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 MK postcode area?
51 published decisions: 2 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 42 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 MK postcode area?
Under the new rules, 2 of 2 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −7.1%.
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 MK 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 MK 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.