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Cut 10.3%New rulesCAM/00KB/MRA/2026/0017

1-bed flat, Rothsay Road, Bedford MK40: rent tribunal decision

Landlord proposed £975; the First-tier Tribunal set £875 (−10.3%) on 9 Sep 2026 under the Renters’ Rights Act rules. Case CAM/00KB/MRA/2026/0017.

Rent paid before
£875
a month
Landlord proposed
£975
+11.4% on the rent paid
Tribunal set
£875
−10.3% against the proposal
Decided
9 Sep 2026
Applied
2 Jul 2026
Wait
69 days
Rules
Renters’ Rights Act rules
Notice start date
2 Aug 2026
Decided on
The papers
Council
Bedford
Tribunal region
Eastern

The home

1 1-bed flat decided in Bedford →
Type
Flat
Bedrooms
1

As the tribunal described the home in its decision.

What the decision shows

The landlord proposed £975 a month (+11.4% on the £875 already paid). The tribunal set £875, £100 a month (−10.3%) below the proposal: about £1,200 over a year.

Under the Renters’ Rights Act rules the new rent starts from the first rent day on or after the decision, with no backdating, so the landlord also lost the increase for the months the case took.

The tenant asked for the new rent to start later for undue hardship; the tribunal did not agree, or the decision does not say it did.

Read the full decision on GOV.UK ↗

Evidence and issues

  • Landlord sent comparables
  • Tenant sent comparables
  • ✓ Achieved rents cited
  • Asking rents cited
  • Portal listings cited
  • Disrepair raised
  • Damp or mould raised
  • Hearing held
  • Home inspected
  • ✓ Landlord used an agent
  • ✓ Hardship delay asked for
  • Landlord ordered to repay the £47 fee
  • Notice validity raised

Read from the published text. Highlighted items are mentioned in the decision; read it on GOV.UK for the detail.

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How Bedford compares

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Share of 1 new-rules decisions in Bedford set below the proposal.

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Median market rent the tribunal set in Bedford, a month.

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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.