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Rent tribunal decisions in the WS postcode area
39 published rent tribunal decisions in the WS 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 1 market-rent decisions in the WS postcode area. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 3 times; it agreed 3 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in the WS postcode area, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −14.3% £100 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 92 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 29
- Set below the proposal
- 55% of 11 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 27%
- Median rent set
- £735
- Cut 55%
- Confirmed 18%
- Above 27%
Raising rents in the WS 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 39. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Lower High St, Wednesbury WS10Room in a shared house · Sandwell | £500 | £700 | £600 | Cut 14.3% | New rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Fusion Way, Wednesbury WS103-bed semi-detached house · Walsall | £1,035 | £1,135 | £1,135 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Walsall WS23-bed semi-detached house · Walsall | £995 | £1,200 | £1,100 | Cut 8.3% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Carder Place, Cannock WS111-bed furnished flat · Cannock Chase | £504 | £564 | £540 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Harrison Street, Walsall WS34-bed semi-detached house · Walsall | £1,100 | £1,250 | £1,200 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Walsall WS103-bed semi-detached house · Walsall | £756 | £867 | £1,000 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Walsall WS23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Walsall | — | — | £900 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Cannock WS11Room in a shared house · Cannock Chase | £500 | £685 | £520 | Cut 24.1% | Earlier rules |
| 7 May 2026 | Sandwell WS103-bed terraced house · Sandwell | £600 | £995 | £600 | Cut 39.7% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Lower North St, Walsall WS41-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall | £430 | £479 | £500 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Walsall WS21-bed flat · Walsall | £600 | £695 | £670 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Walsall WS4Walsall | £450 | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Lichfield WS72-bed unfurnished terraced house · Lichfield | — | — | £845 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Aster Way, Walsall WS53-bed furnished detached house · Sandwell | £950 | £1,150 | £1,150 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Barford Close, Wednesbury WS101-bed unfurnished terraced house · Walsall | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Walsall Road, Wednesbury WS105-bed unfurnished detached house · Walsall | — | — | £900 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Lichfield WS133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Lichfield | — | — | £1,400 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jun 2024 | Coleman Road, Wednesbury WS103-bed unfurnished terraced house · Sandwell | — | — | £875 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 May 2024 | Carisbrooke Road, Wednesbury WS104-bed unfurnished detached house · Sandwell | — | — | £1,000 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 May 2024 | Wednesbury WS102-bed unfurnished terraced house · Walsall | — | — | £700 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Walsall WS13-bed terraced house · Walsall | — | — | £950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Fusion Way, Wednesbury WS103-bed unfurnished terraced house · Walsall | £785 | £885 | £935 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 19 Dec 2023 | Chetwynd Close, Walsall WS23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Walsall | — | — | £950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Evesham Crescent, Walsall WS33-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Walsall | — | — | £735 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2023 | Hillary Street, Walsall WS2Walsall | £442 | — | £468 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Hospital Street, Walsall WS21-bed unfurnished flat · Walsall | — | — | £525 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Whitton Street, Wednesdbury WS102-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Walsall | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 15 Aug 2022 | Bath Street, Walsall WS1Walsall | £234 | — | £397 | 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
- Hearing held 5
- Landlord sent comparables 4
- Hardship delay asked for 3
- Hardship delay granted 3
- Home inspected 2
- Asking rents cited 2
- Landlord used an agent 1
- Tenant sent comparables 1
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 WS postcode area by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms in shared houses | 2 | £560 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 7 | £500 | 67% of 3 |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £600 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £700 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 13 | £950 | 33% of 6 |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,100 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 1 | £900 | — |
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 WS postcode area, median £425 a month, 9 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Feb 2023 | Hillary Street, Walsall WS2Walsall | £442 | — | £468 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Aug 2022 | Bath Street, Walsall WS1Walsall | £234 | — | £397 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Barns Lane, Walsall WS4Walsall | £334 | — | £371 | 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 WS postcode area?
39 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 29 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 WS 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 −14.3%.
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 WS 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 WS 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.