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Rent tribunal decisions in Reading
28 published rent tribunal decisions in Reading, 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 Reading. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Reading, all years, £ a month.
Regulated-tenancy (Rent Act 1977) decisions in Reading, 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
- −4% £50 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
- 40% of 5 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 40%
- Median rent set
- £1,235
- Cut 40%
- Confirmed 20%
- Above 40%
Raising rents in Reading? 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 28 of 28. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2026 | London Street, Reading RG11-bed furnished flat · Reading | £1,150 | £1,250 | £1,200 | Cut 4% | New rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Southcote Road, Reading RG30Reading | £780 | £975 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 May 2026 | Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin RG12-bed flat · Reading | £1,950 | £2,065 | £2,050 | Cut 0.7% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Reading RG303-bed maisonette · Reading | £950 | £1,200 | £1,000 | Cut 16.7% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Reading RG303-bed maisonette · Reading | £675 | — | £950 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Pierces Hill, Reading RG314-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Reading | £1,464 | £1,750 | £1,800 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 2 Aug 2025 | Cardiff Road, Reading RG11-bed furnished terraced house · Reading | £975 | — | £1,050 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 8 May 2025 | Reading RG44-bed unfurnished terraced house · Reading | — | £889 | £1,235 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Reading RG12-bed terraced house · Reading | — | £990 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Reading RG303-bed end-terrace house · Reading | — | £1,250 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 Dec 2023 | Emmer Green, Reading RG42-bed maisonette · Reading | £560 | — | £1,350 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,362 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,260 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Waldeck Street, Reading RG13-bed terraced house · Reading | — | — | £1,250 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Newstead Rise, Reading RG21-bed unfurnished terraced house · Reading | — | — | £1,050 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 1 Nov 2022 | Gweal Avenue, Reading RG23-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Reading | £1,295 | £1,650 | £1,650 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 25 Aug 2022 | Jesse Terrace, Reading RG1Reading | — | — | £975 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Reading RG30Flat · Reading | — | — | £1,100 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Sep 2021 | Colliers Way, Reading RG30Reading | — | — | £707 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Field View, Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £840 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Derby Road, Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,190 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Derby Road, Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,091 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Field View, Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,160 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Field View, Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £840 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Mar 2021 | Reading RG43-bed unfurnished terraced house · Reading | — | — | £1,308 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Feb 2021 | York Road, Reading RG1Reading | — | — | £975 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 Apr 2019 | Oxford Road, Reading RG12-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Reading | — | — | £1,148 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Apr 2019 | Brybur Close, Reading RG23-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Reading | — | — | £737 | 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
- Achieved rents cited 8
- Disrepair raised 5
- Home inspected 4
- Damp or mould raised 3
- Landlord used an agent 2
- Landlord sent comparables 2
- Asking rents cited 2
- Hearing held 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 Reading 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 | 1 | £1,200 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £1,700 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 2 | £975 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £1,050 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 1 | — | — |
| 3-bed houses | 3 | £1,450 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 2 | £1,518 | — |
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)
14 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Reading, median £1,096 a month, 0 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2023 | Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,362 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Reading RG4Reading | — | — | £1,260 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 25 Aug 2022 | Jesse Terrace, Reading RG1Reading | — | — | £975 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Reading RG30Flat · Reading | — | — | £1,100 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Sep 2021 | Colliers Way, Reading RG30Reading | — | — | £707 | 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 Reading?
28 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 13 under the earlier rules and 14 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Reading?
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 −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 Reading?
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 Reading 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.