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Rent tribunal decisions in West Yorkshire
88 published rent tribunal decisions in West Yorkshire, 7 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules (86% cut). What landlords proposed, what the First-tier Tribunal set and why, linked to GOV.UK.
Of 7 new-rules decisions in West Yorkshire, 6 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.
The tribunal valued the home above the notice but could only award the notice figure. Under-pricing is now a 12-month ceiling.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 7
- Set below the proposal
- 86% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3.4% £63 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 57 days
- Cut 86%
- Confirmed 14%
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 67
- Set below the proposal
- 74% of 31 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 6%
- Median rent set
- £715
- Cut 74%
- Confirmed 19%
- Above 6%
Raising rents in West Yorkshire? 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.
- Cut 2.5%
2-bed terraced house
Lavender Walk, Leeds LS928 Sep 2026 · Leeds · New rules£800£780a month - Cut 2.6%
2-bed terraced house
Sandhurst Street, Leeds LS2824 Sep 2026 · Leeds · New rules£950£925a month - Cut 3.4%
5-bed detached house
Leeds LS1710 Sep 2026 · Leeds · New rules£3,260£3,150a month - Cut 17.9%
3-bed terraced house
Clapton Avenue, Halifax HX12 Sep 2026 · Calderdale · New rules£975£800a month - Confirmed
3-bed terraced house
Victoria Street, Pontefract WF9£800a month18 Aug 2026 · Wakefield · New rules - Cut 7.7%
3-bed semi-detached house
Firbank Grove, Leeds LS156 Aug 2026 · Leeds · New rules£1,300£1,200a month
By council
Every council in West Yorkshire with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 88. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Grimthorpe Place, Leeds LS61-bed house · Leeds | £550 | £675 | £650 | Cut 3.7% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Lavender Walk, Leeds LS92-bed terraced house · Leeds | £620 | £800 | £780 | Cut 2.5% | New rules |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Sandhurst Street, Leeds LS282-bed terraced house · Leeds | £895 | £950 | £925 | Cut 2.6% | New rules |
| 24 Sep 2026 | George Street, Dewsbury WF13Kirklees | £550 | £650 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Leeds LS175-bed detached house · Leeds | £3,150 | £3,260 | £3,150 | Cut 3.4% | New rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Edgeware View, Leeds LS81-bed terraced house · Leeds | £650 | £775 | £720 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Clapton Avenue, Halifax HX13-bed terraced house · Calderdale | £700 | £975 | £800 | Cut 17.9% | New rules |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Arthington Street, Leeds LS103-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Leeds | £650 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Victoria Street, Pontefract WF93-bed terraced house · Wakefield | £600 | £800 | £800 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Firbank Grove, Leeds LS153-bed semi-detached house · Leeds | £951 | £1,300 | £1,200 | Cut 7.7% | New rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Coldwell Street, Huddersfield HD72-bed terraced house · Kirklees | £850 | £900 | £855 | Cut 5% | Earlier rules |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Textile Street, Dewsbury WF132-bed furnished flat · Kirklees | £650 | £700 | £650 | Cut 7.1% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Leeds LS152-bed unfurnished flat · Leeds | £995 | £1,095 | £995 | Cut 9.1% | Earlier rules |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Victory Avenue, Huddersfield HD32-bed unfurnished terraced house · Kirklees | £500 | £725 | £700 | Cut 3.4% | New rules |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Hazelhurst Brow, Bradford BD94-bed unfurnished terraced house · Bradford | £1,025 | £1,100 | £1,100 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Bradford Road, Brighouse HD62-bed furnished terraced house · Calderdale | £610 | £750 | £600 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Edge End gardens, Bradford BD63-bed house · Bradford | £625 | £825 | £825 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Bradford Road, Shipley BD182-bed flat · Bradford | £615 | £675 | £680 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Station Road, Ossett WF52-bed unfurnished flat · Wakefield | £725 | £850 | £775 | Cut 8.8% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Sherbourne Drive, Leeds LS63-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Leeds | £1,295 | £1,350 | £1,325 | Cut 1.9% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Willwood Avenue, Huddersfield HD32-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Kirklees | £500 | £800 | £610 | Cut 23.7% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Elland Road, Halifax HX51-bed furnished flat · Calderdale | £435 | £500 | £470 | Cut 6% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Evelyn Place, Leeds LS122-bed furnished terraced house · Leeds | £800 | £850 | £850 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 19 May 2026 | Huddersfield HD4Furnished house · Kirklees | £360 | £400 | £360 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 18 May 2026 | Harehills Lane, Leeds LS92-bed home · Leeds | £525 | £850 | £700 | Cut 17.6% | Earlier rules |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Thomas Street West, Halifax HX11-bed unfurnished flat · Calderdale | — | — | £500 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Waterloo Terrace, Halifax HX61-bed furnished terraced house · Calderdale | — | — | £600 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Rugby Place, Bradford BD74-bed unfurnished terraced house · Bradford | £700 | £995 | £600 | Cut 39.7% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Rotary Drive, Leeds LS273-bed unfurnished detached house · Leeds | — | — | £1,375 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 22 Aug 2025 | Cemetery Road, Leeds LS111-bed furnished terraced house · Leeds | — | — | £625 | 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
- Damp or mould raised 22
- Disrepair raised 20
- Landlord sent comparables 16
- Home inspected 14
- Tenant sent comparables 14
- Achieved rents cited 14
- Hearing held 13
- Landlord used an agent 9
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 West Yorkshire 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 | 7 | £500 | — |
| 2-bed flats | 8 | £733 | 83% of 6 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £450 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 4 | £638 | — |
| 2-bed houses | 15 | £725 | 78% of 9 |
| 3-bed houses | 14 | £850 | 43% of 7 |
| 4-bed houses | 4 | £700 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 1 | £3,150 | — |
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)
14 Rent Act 1977 decisions in West Yorkshire, median £500 a month, 12 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2024 | Leeds LS6Leeds | £1,928 | — | £2,188 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Belle Vue Road, Leeds LS3Leeds | £431 | — | £518 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Cunliffe Road, Bradford BD8Bradford | £634 | — | £1,271 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Sep 2024 | Lynthorne Road, Bradford BD9Bradford | £226 | — | £272 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 9 Sep 2024 | East Parade, Keighley BD20Bradford | — | — | — | Registered | Fair rent |
Other countys in Yorkshire and The Humber
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 West Yorkshire?
88 published decisions: 7 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 67 under the earlier rules and 14 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in West Yorkshire?
Under the new rules, 6 of 7 decisions here (86%) set the rent below the landlord’s notice, against 65% across England. Where it cut, the median cut was −3.4%.
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 West Yorkshire?
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 West Yorkshire 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.