Rent tribunal decisions in Leeds
32 published rent tribunal decisions in Leeds, 4 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (100% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 8 market-rent decisions in Leeds. The tribunal values the home as it is.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 4
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3% £63 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 68 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 4 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 24
- Set below the proposal
- 64% of 11 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £863
- Cut 64%
- Confirmed 36%
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
- Cut 2.5%
2-bed terraced house
Lavender Walk, Leeds LS928 Sep 2026 · Leeds · New rules£800£780a month - Cut 2.6%
2-bed terraced house
Sandhurst Street, Leeds LS2824 Sep 2026 · Leeds · New rules£950£925a month - Cut 3.4%
5-bed detached house
Leeds LS1710 Sep 2026 · Leeds · New rules£3,260£3,150a month - Cut 7.7%
3-bed semi-detached house
Firbank Grove, Leeds LS156 Aug 2026 · Leeds · New rules£1,300£1,200a month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Grimthorpe Place, Leeds LS61-bed house · Leeds | £550 | £675 | £650 | Cut 3.7% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Lavender Walk, Leeds LS92-bed terraced house · Leeds | £620 | £800 | £780 | Cut 2.5% | New rules |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Sandhurst Street, Leeds LS282-bed terraced house · Leeds | £895 | £950 | £925 | Cut 2.6% | New rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Leeds LS175-bed detached house · Leeds | £3,150 | £3,260 | £3,150 | Cut 3.4% | New rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Edgeware View, Leeds LS81-bed terraced house · Leeds | £650 | £775 | £720 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Arthington Street, Leeds LS103-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Leeds | £650 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Firbank Grove, Leeds LS153-bed semi-detached house · Leeds | £951 | £1,300 | £1,200 | Cut 7.7% | New rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Leeds LS152-bed unfurnished flat · Leeds | £995 | £1,095 | £995 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Sherbourne Drive, Leeds LS63-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Leeds | £1,295 | £1,350 | £1,325 | Cut 1.9% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Evelyn Place, Leeds LS122-bed furnished terraced house · Leeds | £800 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Harehills Lane, Leeds LS92-bed home · Leeds | £525 | £850 | £700 | Cut 17.6% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Rotary Drive, Leeds LS273-bed unfurnished detached house · Leeds | — | — | £1,375 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Cemetery Road, Leeds LS111-bed furnished terraced house · Leeds | — | — | £625 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Leeds LS6Leeds | £1,928 | — | £2,188 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Belle Vue Road, Leeds LS3Leeds | £431 | — | £518 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Kelmscott Lane, Leeds LS152-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Leeds | — | £875 | £875 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Back Beechwood Grove, Leeds LS4Leeds | £956 | — | £1,270 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Leeds LS102-bed flat · Leeds | — | — | £1,050 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Wesley Road Leeds LS122-bed unfurnished flat · Leeds | £570 | £750 | £690 | Cut 8% | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Holtdale Green, Leeds LS162-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Leeds | £472 | — | £720 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Holtdale Green, Leeds LS161-bed unfurnished flat · Leeds | — | — | £750 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Stainbeck Lane, Leeds LS73-bed unfurnished detached house · Leeds | — | — | £1,250 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Feb 2024 | Stratford Street, Leeds LS11Leeds | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jan 2024 | Dewsbury Road, Wakefield WF3Leeds | £675 | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Heights Drive, Leeds LS123-bed end-terrace house · Leeds | — | — | £700 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Gotts Road, Leeds LS121-bed flat · Leeds | — | — | £895 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Gotts Road, Leeds LS12Leeds | £675 | £895 | £895 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Sep 2023 | Leeds LS7Leeds | £780 | £1,290 | £780 | Cut 39.5% | Earlier rules |
| 15 Sep 2023 | Grange Avenue, Leeds LS7Furnished terraced house · Leeds | — | — | £780 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Riverdale Gardens, Boston Spa LS232-bed furnished flat · Leeds | — | — | £935 | 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
- Damp or mould raised 9
- Disrepair raised 8
- Hearing held 6
- Home inspected 6
- Landlord used an agent 6
- Landlord sent comparables 6
- Tenant sent comparables 6
- Achieved rents cited 6
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 Leeds by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed flats | 2 | £823 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 4 | £965 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £450 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 3 | £650 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 5 | £850 | 50% of 4 |
| 3-bed houses | 6 | £1,225 | 67% of 3 |
| 5+ bed houses | 1 | £3,150 | — |
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)
4 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Leeds, median £894 a month, 4 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2024 | Leeds LS6Leeds | £1,928 | — | £2,188 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Belle Vue Road, Leeds LS3Leeds | £431 | — | £518 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Back Beechwood Grove, Leeds LS4Leeds | £956 | — | £1,270 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Leeds LS17Leeds | £414 | — | £518 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other councils in West Yorkshire
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 Leeds?
32 published decisions: 4 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 24 under the earlier rules and 4 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Leeds?
Under the new rules, 4 of 4 decisions here (100%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −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 Leeds?
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 Leeds 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.