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Rent tribunal decisions in Lincolnshire
16 published rent tribunal decisions in Lincolnshire, 1 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (0% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 1 market-rent decisions in Lincolnshire. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed once.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Lincolnshire, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 1
- Set below the proposal
- 0% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- —
- Median wait, application to decision
- 57 days
- Cut 0%
- Confirmed 100%
Only 1 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 10
- Set below the proposal
- 100% of 1 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £825
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Raising rents in Lincolnshire? 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.
By council
Every council in Lincolnshire with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 16 of 16. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Partridge Drive, Linc LN7West Lindsey | £154 | £700 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Brook Street, Gainsborough DN213-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · West Lindsey | £850 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Edmunds Road, Sleaford NG343-bed unfurnished terraced house · North Kesteven | £850 | £900 | £875 | Cut 2.8% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Wilson Street, Lincoln LN11-bed flat · Lincoln | £550 | — | £625 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Cromwell Street, Lincoln LN24-bed terraced house · Lincoln | — | £940 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Branches Lane, Spalding PE123-bed semi-detached house · South Holland | — | — | £650 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 13 Feb 2024 | East Lindsey LN113-bed flat · East Lindsey | — | — | £550 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Feb 2024 | Boston PE203-bed detached house · Boston | — | — | £1,100 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Sep 2023 | West Lindsey LN1West Lindsey | £284 | — | £397 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Bourne PE10South Kesteven | £607 | — | £610 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Wyberton PE213-bed furnished semi-detached house · Boston | — | — | £825 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thorpe Lane, Lincoln LN6North Kesteven | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Apr 2022 | Driby LN13East Lindsey | £1,567 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Mar 2022 | West Firsby LN83-bed semi-detached house · West Lindsey | — | £550 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Tom Childs Close, Grantham NG31South Kesteven | £575 | £800 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jan 2020 | High Street, Lincoln LN33-bed unfurnished detached house · West Lindsey | — | — | £433 | 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
- Home inspected 2
- Hearing held 1
- Landlord used an agent 1
- Landlord sent comparables 1
- Tenant sent comparables 1
- Asking rents cited 1
- Portal listings cited 1
- Disrepair raised 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 Lincolnshire 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 | £625 | — |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £550 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 6 | £875 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | — | — |
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)
5 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Lincolnshire, median £610 a month, 2 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2024 | Branches Lane, Spalding PE123-bed semi-detached house · South Holland | — | — | £650 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 20 Sep 2023 | West Lindsey LN1West Lindsey | £284 | — | £397 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Mar 2023 | Bourne PE10South Kesteven | £607 | — | £610 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Thorpe Lane, Lincoln LN6North Kesteven | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Apr 2022 | Driby LN13East Lindsey | £1,567 | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in East Midlands
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 Lincolnshire?
16 published decisions: 1 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 10 under the earlier rules and 5 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Lincolnshire?
Under the new rules, 0 of 1 decisions here (0%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was —.
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 Lincolnshire?
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 Lincolnshire 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.