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Rent tribunal decisions in Staffordshire
32 published rent tribunal decisions in Staffordshire. What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Condition comes up in 2 market-rent decisions in Staffordshire. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 2 times; it agreed 2 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in Staffordshire, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
No decisions under the new rules in Staffordshire yet. The first were published from June 2026; challenges to notices served now will follow.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 23
- Set below the proposal
- 100% of 11 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 0%
- Median rent set
- £670
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Raising rents in Staffordshire? Abide.Rent checks each proposed rent against local evidence and tribunal outcomes before you serve.
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The latest 30 of 32. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | Wombourne WV51-bed unfurnished flat · South Staffordshire | £1,189 | £1,232 | £1,213 | Cut 1.5% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Burton-on-Trent DE142-bed flat · East Staffordshire | £495 | £750 | £690 | Cut 8% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Jul 2026 | Codsall Road, South Staffordshire WV83-bed home · South Staffordshire | £527 | — | £572 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Carder Place, Cannock WS111-bed furnished flat · Cannock Chase | £504 | £564 | £540 | Cut 4.3% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jun 2026 | East Staffordshire DE141-bed terraced house · East Staffordshire | £575 | £650 | £625 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Church Hill Street, Burton-on-Trent DE152-bed unfurnished flat · East Staffordshire | £450 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 21 May 2026 | Cannock WS11Room in a shared house · Cannock Chase | £500 | £685 | £520 | Cut 24.1% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Jubilee Terrace, Nantwich CW3Cheshire East | £251 | — | £551 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 15 Aug 2025 | East Staffordshire DE141-bed terraced house · East Staffordshire | £400 | £450 | £440 | Cut 2.2% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Tamworth B772-bed house · Tamworth | £725 | £950 | £825 | Cut 13.2% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Lichfield WS72-bed unfurnished terraced house · Lichfield | — | — | £845 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jan 2025 | East Staffordshire DE143-bed end-terrace house · East Staffordshire | £400 | £790 | £785 | Cut 0.6% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Aug 2024 | South Staffordshire WV11South Staffordshire | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Keepers Lane, Wolverhampton WV84-bed unfurnished detached house · South Staffordshire | — | — | £1,350 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Lichfield WS133-bed unfurnished terraced house · Lichfield | — | — | £1,400 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 29 May 2024 | Houghwood Lane, Stoke on Trent ST9Staffordshire Moorlands | £361 | — | £490 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Stafford ST20Stafford | £525 | — | £710 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Shotwood Close, Burton-on-Trent DE132-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · East Staffordshire | — | — | £800 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Moor Lane, Tamworth B772-bed flat · Tamworth | — | — | £725 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 12 Dec 2023 | Eastgate Street, Stafford ST161-bed furnished flat · Stafford | — | — | £650 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Tamworth B77Tamworth | — | — | £574 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2023 | Barker Round Way, Burton-upon-Trent DE143-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · East Staffordshire | — | — | £875 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 25 Oct 2021 | High Street, Stafford ST193-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · South Staffordshire | — | — | £477 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 24 Feb 2021 | Rennison Drive, Wolverhampton WV53-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · South Staffordshire | — | — | £960 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 9 Feb 2021 | Heath Road, Burton-on-trent DE15Furnished semi-detached house · East Staffordshire | — | £559 | £420 | Cut 24.9% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Feb 2021 | Heath Road, Burton-on-trent DE15Furnished semi-detached house · East Staffordshire | — | £559 | £420 | Cut 24.9% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS11Cannock Chase | £362 | — | £423 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 17 Sep 2019 | Mitre Road, Walsall WS63-bed unfurnished terraced house · South Staffordshire | — | — | £475 | 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
- Hearing held 4
- Home inspected 3
- Landlord sent comparables 3
- Damp or mould raised 3
- Achieved rents cited 2
- Portal listings cited 2
- Disrepair raised 2
- Hardship delay asked for 2
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 Staffordshire by bedrooms and type, so you can compare homes like yours.
| Type of home | Decisions | Median rent set | Cut below the proposal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms in shared houses | 1 | £520 | — |
| 1-bed flats | 3 | £650 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 3 | £690 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 2 | £533 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 3 | £825 | — |
| 3-bed houses | 6 | £830 | — |
| 4-bed houses | 1 | £1,350 | — |
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)
9 Rent Act 1977 decisions in Staffordshire, median £551 a month, 9 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2026 | Codsall Road, South Staffordshire WV83-bed home · South Staffordshire | £527 | — | £572 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Stafford Road, Cannock WS113-bed semi-detached house · Cannock Chase | £477 | — | £700 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 4 Sep 2025 | Jubilee Terrace, Nantwich CW3Cheshire East | £251 | — | £551 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 May 2024 | Houghwood Lane, Stoke on Trent ST9Staffordshire Moorlands | £361 | — | £490 | Registered | Fair rent |
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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 Staffordshire?
32 published decisions: 0 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 23 under the earlier rules and 9 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in Staffordshire?
There are no new-rules decisions here yet. Across England, 65% of new-rules decisions set the rent below the notice, with a median cut of −5.7%.
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 Staffordshire?
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 Staffordshire 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.