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Rent tribunal decisions in Medway
16 published rent tribunal decisions in Medway. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 2 market-rent decisions in Medway. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Medway, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in Medway, kept separate from Section 13 figures.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in Medway yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 13
- Set below the proposal
- 64% of 11 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £700
- Cut 64%
- Confirmed 36%
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| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2026 | Birkhall Close, Chatham ME5Medway | £875 | £230 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 May 2026 | Kingfisher Drive, Chatham ME53-bed semi-detached house · Medway | £1,060 | £1,260 | £1,220 | Cut 3.2% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Rochester ME22-bed terraced house · Medway | — | — | £703 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Shakespeare Road, Gillingham ME7Medway | £740 | £875 | £825 | Cut 5.7% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Harptree Drive, Chatham ME53-bed terraced house · Medway | £875 | £1,200 | £1,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 21 Aug 2023 | Saunders Street, Gillingham ME7Room in a shared house · Medway | £550 | £595 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Feb 2023 | Victoria Street, Gillingham ME71-bed terraced house · Medway | £585 | £675 | £675 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 13 Jan 2023 | Flamingo Close, Chatham ME52-bed unfurnished terraced house · Medway | £830 | £1,000 | £950 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Main Road, Rochester ME33-bed semi-detached house · Medway | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Richmond Road, Gillingham ME7Medway | £550 | £750 | £700 | Cut 6.7% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Nov 2021 | Chaffinch Close, Chatham ME51-bed terraced house · Medway | £450 | £700 | £700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2021 | Baden Road, Gillingham ME7Terraced house · Medway | £715 | £815 | £815 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Feb 2021 | Victoria Street, Gillingham ME71-bed terraced house · Medway | £560 | £585 | £560 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2020 | Main Road, Rochester ME3Semi-detached house · Medway | — | — | £605 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Canterbury Street, Gillingham ME71-bed terraced house · Medway | — | £623 | £540 | Cut 13.3% | Earlier rules |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Seaview Road, Gillingham ME7Medway | — | £850 | £638 | Cut 25% | 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 5
- Portal listings cited 3
- Hearing held 2
- Home inspected 2
- Landlord sent comparables 2
- Tenant sent comparables 2
- Achieved rents cited 2
- Disrepair 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 Medway 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 | 1 | — | — |
| 1-bed houses | 4 | £618 | 50% of 4 |
| 2-bed houses | 1 | £950 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 2 | £1,210 | — |
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)
3 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Medway, median £700 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Rochester ME22-bed terraced house · Medway | — | — | £703 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Main Road, Rochester ME33-bed semi-detached house · Medway | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 May 2020 | Main Road, Rochester ME3Semi-detached house · Medway | — | — | £605 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other councils
- Adur 4
- Amber Valley 11
- Arun 10
- Ashford 8
- Babergh 6
- Barking and Dagenham 30
- Barnet 107
- Barnsley 5
- Basildon 5
- Basingstoke and Deane 15
- Bassetlaw 4
- Bath and North East Somerset 13
- Bedford 14
- Bexley 36
- Birmingham 240
- Blaby 4
- Blackburn with Darwen 6
- Blackpool 9
- Bolsover 4
- Bolton 23
- Boston 2
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 49
- Bracknell Forest 4
- Bradford 28
- Braintree 4
- Breckland 5
- Brent 135
- Brentwood 5
- Brighton and Hove 66
- Bristol, City of 67
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 Medway?
16 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 13 under the earlier rules and 3 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Medway?
There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.
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 Medway?
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 Medway 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.