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Rent tribunal decisions for 2-bed flats in Kent
16 rent tribunal decisions for 2-bed flats in Kent. Median rent set £950 a month; 64% cut below the landlord’s proposal. Every decision, linked to GOV.UK.
Why it matters
Comparing like with like: the tribunal values a 2-bed flat against similar homes nearby, so decisions on 2-bed flats in Kent are the closest guide to how a challenge on yours could go.
Condition comes up in 4 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed in none.
Median market rent the tribunal set in these decisions, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 3
- Set below the proposal
- 67% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −13.7% £170 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 72 days
- Cut 67%
- Confirmed 33%
Only 3 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
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
- £950
- Cut 64%
- Confirmed 36%
Abide.Rent keeps the evidence that decides cases like these on file for every tenancy, before the notice goes out.
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- Cut 12%
2-bed unfurnished flat
Ramsgate Road, Margate CT97 Sep 2026 · Thanet · New rules£1,250£1,100a month - Cut 15.3%
2-bed unfurnished flat
Ramsgate Road, Margate CT97 Sep 2026 · Thanet · New rules£1,240£1,050a month - Confirmed
2-bed unfurnished flat
Baltic Wharf, Gravesham DA11£1,420a month28 Jul 2026 · Gravesham · New rules - Cut 28.1%
2-bed flat
Goods Station Road, Tunbridge Wells TN18 Jun 2026 · Tunbridge Wells · Earlier rules£1,850£1,330a month - Cut 3.8%
2-bed flat
Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT2030 Apr 2024 · Folkestone and Hythe · Earlier rules£1,050£1,010a month - Cut 5%
2-bed flat
Turner Heights, Margate CT926 Feb 2024 · Thanet · Earlier rules£1,000£950a month
Every decision
The latest 16 of 16.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £1,030 | £1,250 | £1,100 | Cut 12% | New rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ramsgate Road, Margate CT92-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £990 | £1,240 | £1,050 | Cut 15.3% | New rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Baltic Wharf, Gravesham DA112-bed unfurnished flat · Gravesham | £1,395 | £1,420 | £1,420 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Goods Station Road, Tunbridge Wells TN12-bed flat · Tunbridge Wells | £1,550 | £1,850 | £1,330 | Cut 28.1% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT202-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe | £900 | £1,050 | £1,010 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Turner Heights, Margate CT92-bed flat · Thanet | £800 | £1,000 | £950 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Norfolk Road, Margate CT92-bed flat · Thanet | £550 | £900 | £815 | Cut 9.4% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Lapis Close, Gravesend DA122-bed flat · Gravesham | £630 | £900 | £835 | Cut 7.2% | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jun 2023 | Lucas Close, Tunbridge Wells TN22-bed flat · Tunbridge Wells | £498 | £533 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Dec 2022 | Gilbert Road, Ramsgate CT112-bed unfurnished flat · Thanet | £750 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2022 | West Street, Faversham ME132-bed unfurnished flat · Swale | £995 | £1,074 | £1,050 | Cut 2.2% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Gravesend DA112-bed flat · Gravesham | £850 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Guildhall Street, Folkestone CT202-bed maisonette · Folkestone and Hythe | £550 | £685 | £685 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 Sep 2021 | Oxford Street, Whitstable CT52-bed flat · Canterbury | £625 | £1,350 | £790 | Cut 41.5% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Apr 2021 | Earls Avenue, Folkestone CT202-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe | £580 | £650 | £650 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 7 Feb 2019 | Sea View Terrace, Margate CT92-bed furnished flat · Thanet | — | — | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
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Questions agents and landlords ask
What rent does the tribunal set for 2-bed flats in Kent?
Across 16 published decisions, the median rent set was £950 a month. Each decision values one home on its own evidence and condition, so use these as a guide to risk, not a price.
How often does the tribunal cut rent increases on 2-bed flats here?
9 of 14 decisions with both figures published (64%) set the rent below the landlord’s proposal; under the new rules, 2 of 3. Where cut, the median cut was −7.2%.
Raising the rent on a 2-bed flat in Kent? Check it first
- 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.