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Rent tribunal decisions in Wiltshire
28 published rent tribunal decisions in Wiltshire, 2 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (50% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 7 market-rent decisions in Wiltshire. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed once.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 2
- Set below the proposal
- 50% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −8.5% £100 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 46 days
- Cut 50%
- Confirmed 50%
Only 2 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 15
- Set below the proposal
- 67% of 15 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 20%
- Median rent set
- £975
- Cut 67%
- Confirmed 13%
- Above 20%
Raising rents in Wiltshire? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Mortimer Street, Trowbridge BA142-bed terraced house · Wiltshire | £1,070 | £1,170 | £1,070 | Cut 8.5% | New rules |
| 2 Sep 2026 | High Street, Malmesbury SN16Wiltshire | £741 | — | £780 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Oate Hill, Chippenham SN153-bed semi-detached house · Wiltshire | £819 | £858 | £1,192 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Salisbury SP12-bed unfurnished flat · Wiltshire | £625 | £875 | £875 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 6 Jul 2026 | St Andrews Road, Salisbury SP2Wiltshire | — | — | £3,252 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Roys Close, Andover SP111-bed unfurnished flat · Wiltshire | £645 | £677 | £760 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Studley Rise, Trowbridge BA143-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wiltshire | £1,100 | £1,300 | £1,280 | Cut 1.5% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Roy's Close, Andover SP11Wiltshire | £600 | £624 | £620 | Cut 0.6% | Earlier rules |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Park Street, Trowbridge BA142-bed terraced house · Wiltshire | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Dec 2024 | High Street, Corsham SN133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wiltshire | — | — | £3,315 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Common Road, Salisbury SP5Wiltshire | £1,250 | £1,750 | £1,650 | Cut 5.7% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Barford Lane, Salisbury SP5Wiltshire | £680 | £800 | £1,180 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Salisbury SP42-bed house · Wiltshire | £850 | £1,200 | £1,020 | Cut 15% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Shaftesbury Road, Salisbury SP22-bed semi-detached house · Wiltshire | £500 | £1,150 | £1,005 | Cut 12.6% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Warminster BA123-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £662 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 14 Aug 2023 | Wilcot Road, Pewsey SN9Semi-detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £900 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 Jun 2023 | Fairview Road, Salisbury SP12-bed flat · Wiltshire | £695 | £750 | £750 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jun 2023 | Fisherton Street, Salisbury SP21-bed house · Wiltshire | £785 | £1,175 | £745 | Cut 36.6% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Jan 2023 | Marie Avenue, Salisbury SP53-bed bungalow · Wiltshire | £1,100 | £1,200 | £1,125 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Short Street, Melksham SN122-bed semi-detached house · Wiltshire | £650 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Crowood Lane, Marlborough SN83-bed semi-detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £568 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 3 Mar 2022 | Salisbury SP53-bed detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £950 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Jan 2021 | Swindon SN64-bed detached house · Wiltshire | £710 | £1,000 | £800 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Sep 2020 | Hartington Road, Salisbury SP22-bed end-terrace house · Wiltshire | £795 | £845 | £825 | Cut 2.4% | Earlier rules |
| 16 Mar 2020 | Green Street, Marlborough SN82-bed bungalow · Wiltshire | — | — | £775 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Nov 2019 | Salisbury SP42-bed home · Wiltshire | — | — | £845 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Pewsey SN9Wiltshire | £950 | £1,300 | £975 | Cut 25% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Dec 2018 | Peckons Hill, Shaftesbury SP7Wiltshire | — | — | £9,360 | 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
- Disrepair raised 7
- Tenant sent comparables 6
- Damp or mould raised 6
- Landlord sent comparables 4
- Asking rents cited 4
- Hardship delay asked for 2
- Notice validity raised 2
- Home inspected 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 Wiltshire 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 | £760 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 2 | £813 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 1 | £745 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 5 | £1,005 | 80% of 5 |
| 3-bed houses | 3 | £1,192 | 67% of 3 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £800 | — |
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)
11 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Wiltshire, median £845 a month, 3 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2026 | High Street, Malmesbury SN16Wiltshire | £741 | — | £780 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Jul 2026 | St Andrews Road, Salisbury SP2Wiltshire | — | — | £3,252 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Park Street, Trowbridge BA142-bed terraced house · Wiltshire | — | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Dec 2024 | High Street, Corsham SN133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wiltshire | — | — | £3,315 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Warminster BA123-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Wiltshire | — | — | £662 | 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 Wiltshire?
28 published decisions: 2 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 15 under the earlier rules and 11 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Wiltshire?
Under the new rules, 1 of 2 decisions here (50%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −8.5%.
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 Wiltshire?
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 Wiltshire 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.