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Rent tribunal decisions in Merseyside
96 published rent tribunal decisions in Merseyside, 4 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (50% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 11 market-rent decisions in Merseyside. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 8 times; it agreed 6 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Merseyside, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 4
- Set below the proposal
- 50% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −5% £55 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 53 days
- Cut 50%
- Confirmed 50%
Only 4 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 58
- Set below the proposal
- 59% of 22 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 18%
- Median rent set
- £736
- Cut 59%
- Confirmed 23%
- Above 18%
Raising rents in Merseyside? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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Notices served from 1 May 2026. The tribunal cannot go above the notice.
- Confirmed
2-bed unfurnished terraced house
Wheatland Lane, Wallasey CH44£650a month6 Oct 2026 · Wirral · New rules - Cut 2.9%
2-bed terraced house
Watery Lane, St. Helens WA93 Sep 2026 · St. Helens · New rules£700£680a month - Cut 7.1%
1-bed furnished flat
Stafford Street, Liverpool L325 Aug 2026 · Liverpool · New rules£1,270£1,180a month - Confirmed
4-bed house
Hoy Drive, Newton-Le-Willows WA12£1,415a month29 Jul 2026 · St. Helens · New rules
By council
Every council in Merseyside with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 96. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026 | Mildmay Road, Liverpool L202-bed unfurnished terraced house · Sefton | — | — | £750 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Oct 2026 | St. Helens WA9St. Helens | — | — | £1,150 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Wheatland Lane, Wallasey CH442-bed unfurnished terraced house · Wirral | — | £650 | £650 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Peel Street, Liverpool L81-bed flat · Liverpool | £500 | £700 | £630 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Whetstone Lane, Wirral CH412-bed unfurnished flat · Wirral | £425 | £650 | £650 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Castleford Street, Liverpool L153-bed unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool | £495 | £950 | £850 | Cut 10.5% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Seaview Road, Wallasey CH451-bed flat · Wirral | £475 | £650 | £500 | Cut 23.1% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Bridge Road, Liverpool L212-bed home · Sefton | £625 | £850 | £700 | Cut 17.6% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ibbotson’s Lane, Liverpool L173-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool | £2,100 | £2,200 | £2,150 | Cut 2.3% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Watery Lane, St. Helens WA92-bed terraced house · St. Helens | £600 | £700 | £680 | Cut 2.9% | New rules |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Beckwith Street, Birkenhead CH412-bed unfurnished flat · Wirral | £616 | £646 | £755 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Stafford Street, Liverpool L31-bed furnished flat · Liverpool | £1,150 | £1,270 | £1,180 | Cut 7.1% | New rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Rhiwlas Street, Liverpool L82-bed terraced house · Liverpool | £1,095 | £1,149 | £1,149 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Hoy Drive, Newton-Le-Willows WA124-bed house · St. Helens | £1,085 | £1,415 | £1,415 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Norton Grove, Liverpool L313-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sefton | £880 | £1,200 | £930 | Cut 22.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Knowsley L35Knowsley | £500 | £800 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Wellington Wharf, Liverpool L5Liverpool | £1,355 | £1,420 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Townmeadow Lane, Wirral CH46Wirral | £438 | £459 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Harrier Close, Maghull L312-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Sefton | £1,075 | £1,175 | £1,175 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Barlows Lane, Liverpool L93-bed unfurnished detached house · Liverpool | £1,250 | £1,400 | £1,400 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Smithdown Grove, Liverpool L72-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Liverpool | £850 | £1,100 | £900 | Cut 18.2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Beckwith Street, Birkenhead CH412-bed unfurnished flat · Wirral | £616 | £646 | £805 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Princes Road, Liverpool L8Liverpool | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Princes Wharf, Liverpool L5Liverpool | £800 | £838 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Saunders Avenue, Prescot L351-bed unfurnished flat · Knowsley | £110 | £117 | £156 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Ibbotson's Lane, Liverpool L173-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool | £2,100 | £2,200 | £1,600 | Cut 27.3% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Peel Street, Liverpool L81-bed unfurnished flat · Liverpool | £500 | £700 | £665 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Kilshaw Street, Liverpool L63-bed unfurnished terraced house · Liverpool | £600 | £950 | £1,000 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 27 May 2026 | Appleton Road, Liverpool L323-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Knowsley | £800 | £1,050 | £1,050 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Stafford St, Liverpool L32-bed furnished flat · Liverpool | £1,210 | £1,395 | £1,250 | Cut 10.4% | 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
- Landlord used an agent 12
- Landlord sent comparables 12
- Disrepair raised 11
- Tenant sent comparables 10
- Damp or mould raised 8
- Hardship delay asked for 8
- Achieved rents cited 7
- Hearing held 6
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 Merseyside by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studios | 1 | £675 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 8 | £565 | 80% of 5 |
| 2-bed flats | 11 | £650 | 25% of 4 |
| 3-bed flats | 3 | £2,100 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 9 | £750 | 40% of 5 |
| 3-bed houses | 16 | £850 | 50% of 6 |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £1,415 | — |
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)
34 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Merseyside, median £485 a month, 33 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2025 | Meadow Lane, St. Helens WA9St. Helens | £325 | — | £420 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 30 May 2025 | Waterworth Drive, Liverpool L7Liverpool | £519 | — | £591 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 May 2025 | Buchanan Road, Wallasey CH44Wirral | £390 | — | £451 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 May 2025 | Liverpool L16Liverpool | £550 | — | £635 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 22 May 2025 | Silverdale Avenue, Liverpool L13Liverpool | £464 | — | £535 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in North West
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 Merseyside?
96 published decisions: 4 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 58 under the earlier rules and 34 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Merseyside?
Under the new rules, 2 of 4 decisions here (50%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −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 Merseyside?
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 Merseyside 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.