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Rent tribunal decisions in the SG postcode area
32 published rent tribunal decisions in the SG 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 7 market-rent decisions in the SG postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the SG postcode area, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in the SG postcode area, kept separate from Section 13 figures.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −7.5% £125 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 42 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 13
- Set below the proposal
- 100% of 6 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £1,350
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Raising rents in the SG 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 30 of 32. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | Gates Way, Stevenage SG12-bed furnished flat · Stevenage | £1,282 | £1,675 | £1,550 | Cut 7.5% | New rules |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Biggleswade SG18Central Bedfordshire | — | — | £984 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Central Bedfordshire SG183-bed terraced house · Central Bedfordshire | £1,250 | £1,590 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2026 | Stevenage SG14-bed unfurnished detached house · Stevenage | £1,300 | £1,730 | £1,700 | Cut 1.7% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Dec 2025 | North Hertfordshire SG43-bed detached house · North Hertfordshire | £2,000 | £2,150 | £2,100 | Cut 2.3% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Oct 2025 | East Hertfordshire SG14East Hertfordshire | — | — | £1,105 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Aug 2025 | High Street, Hitchin SG42-bed terraced house · North Hertfordshire | — | — | £870 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Jul 2025 | Blackhorse Lane, Hitchin SG4North Hertfordshire | £2,000 | £2,150 | £1,250 | Cut 41.9% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Bedford Road, Central Bedfordshire SG182-bed semi-detached house · Central Bedfordshire | £825 | £1,200 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Stevenage SG21-bed detached house · Stevenage | £1,100 | £1,500 | £1,400 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Stevenage SG1Stevenage | — | £1,150 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 May 2024 | Periwinkle Lane, Hitchin SG5North Hertfordshire | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Stephenson Mews, Stevenage SG22-bed terraced house · Stevenage | £950 | £1,400 | £1,300 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Downfield Close, Hertford SG13Terraced house · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £845 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Apr 2024 | High Street, Watton-at-Stone SG142-bed home · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £759 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Sep 2023 | Orchard Road, Hitchin Herts SG4North Hertfordshire | — | — | £758 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Sassoon Drive, Hertfordsire SG81-bed home · North Hertfordshire | — | £551 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 May 2023 | Cecil Road, Hertford SG132-bed unfurnished maisonette · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £1,192 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 3 May 2023 | High Street, Codicote SG41-bed home · North Hertfordshire | — | — | £812 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Feb 2023 | West Street, Hertford SG131-bed terraced house · East Hertfordshire | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Marquis Hill, Shillington SG5Central Bedfordshire | — | — | £950 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2022 | Church Lane, Royston SG82-bed terraced house · North Hertfordshire | — | — | £774 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 Dec 2021 | Caslon Way, Letchworth SG6North Hertfordshire | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Nov 2021 | East Hertfordshire SG143-bed terraced house · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £54,013 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Nov 2021 | East Hertfordshire SG132-bed terraced house · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £40,820 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Oct 2021 | East Hertfordshire SG142-bed house · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £36,036 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Feb 2021 | North Hertfordshire SG4North Hertfordshire | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Apr 2020 | North Hertfordshire SG42-bed semi-detached house · North Hertfordshire | — | — | £601 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Jan 2020 | Fanham's Hall Road, Ware SG12East Hertfordshire | — | — | £750 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Ware SG11House · East Hertfordshire | — | £1,400 | £800 | Cut 42.9% | 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
- Disrepair raised 7
- Damp or mould raised 6
- Landlord sent comparables 4
- Landlord used an agent 3
- Tenant sent comparables 3
- Achieved rents cited 2
- Asking rents cited 2
- Notice validity 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 SG postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,371 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £1,400 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 2 | £1,300 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 2 | £2,100 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £1,700 | — |
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)
18 Rent Act 1977 decisions in the SG postcode area, median £885 a month, 2 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | Biggleswade SG18Central Bedfordshire | — | — | £984 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Oct 2025 | East Hertfordshire SG14East Hertfordshire | — | — | £1,105 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Aug 2025 | High Street, Hitchin SG42-bed terraced house · North Hertfordshire | — | — | £870 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 23 May 2024 | Periwinkle Lane, Hitchin SG5North Hertfordshire | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Downfield Close, Hertford SG13Terraced house · East Hertfordshire | — | — | £845 | 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 SG postcode area?
32 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 13 under the earlier rules and 18 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in the SG 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 −7.5%.
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 SG 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 SG 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.