Rent tribunal decisions in Kirklees
18 published rent tribunal decisions in Kirklees, 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 5 market-rent decisions in Kirklees. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Kirklees, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3.4% £25 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 24 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 17
- Set below the proposal
- 89% of 9 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 11%
- Median rent set
- £615
- Cut 89%
- Confirmed 0%
- Above 11%
Raising rents in Kirklees? 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 18 of 18. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | George Street, Dewsbury WF13Kirklees | £550 | £650 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Coldwell Street, Huddersfield HD72-bed terraced house · Kirklees | £850 | £900 | £855 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Textile Street, Dewsbury WF132-bed furnished flat · Kirklees | £650 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Victory Avenue, Huddersfield HD32-bed unfurnished terraced house · Kirklees | £500 | £725 | £700 | Cut 3.4% | New rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Willwood Avenue, Huddersfield HD32-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Kirklees | £500 | £800 | £610 | Cut 23.7% | Earlier rules |
| 19 May 2026 | Huddersfield HD4Furnished house · Kirklees | £360 | £400 | £360 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Thornhill Park Avenue, Dewsbury WF121-bed home · Kirklees | £600 | £1,150 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Newsom Road, Huddersfield HD4Kirklees | £434 | — | £434 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Bridge Street, Heckmondwike WF162-bed unfurnished terraced house · Kirklees | £525 | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Purlwell Lane, Batley WF172-bed part furnished terraced house · Kirklees | — | — | £570 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Kirklees WF12Kirklees | — | £1,550 | £1,495 | Cut 3.5% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Aug 2024 | New Hey Road, Huddersfield HD32-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Kirklees | £590 | £990 | £620 | Cut 37.4% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Huddersfield HD11-bed home · Kirklees | — | — | £410 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Bridge Street, Heckmondwike WF16Kirklees | — | £750 | £575 | Cut 23.3% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Gardens Crescent, Dewsbury WF13Kirklees | £550 | £800 | £715 | Cut 10.6% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Jun 2023 | Squirrel Close, Dewsbury WF133-bed unfurnished bungalow · Kirklees | £575 | £650 | £675 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2020 | Lightridge Road, Huddersfield HD2Kirklees | £950 | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2019 | Spring Place Gardens, Mirfield WF142-bed semi-detached house · Kirklees | — | £567 | — | 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
- Home inspected 6
- Landlord sent comparables 6
- Damp or mould raised 6
- Tenant sent comparables 5
- Disrepair raised 5
- Achieved rents cited 4
- Asking rents cited 4
- Hearing held 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 Kirklees 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 | 1 | £650 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 7 | £615 | 100% of 4 |
| 3-bed houses | 1 | £675 | — |
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.
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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 Kirklees?
18 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 17 under the earlier rules and 0 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Kirklees?
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 −3.4%.
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 Kirklees?
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 Kirklees 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.