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Rent tribunal decisions in East Midlands
260 published rent tribunal decisions in East Midlands, 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 25 market-rent decisions in East Midlands. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship 6 times; it agreed 5 times.
Median market rent the tribunal set in East Midlands, all years, £ a month.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 4
- Set below the proposal
- 50% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −5.4% £75 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 66 days
- Cut 50%
- Confirmed 50%
Only 4 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 182
- Set below the proposal
- 77% of 82 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 4%
- Median rent set
- £723
- Cut 77%
- Confirmed 20%
- Above 4%
Raising rents in East Midlands? 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.
- Cut 4.9%
1-bed end-terrace house
Main Street, Melton Mowbray LE1414 Sep 2026 · Melton · New rules£1,525£1,450a month - Cut 5.9%
3-bed semi-detached house
Tayberry Close, Derby DE2414 Sep 2026 · Derby · New rules£1,275£1,200a month - Confirmed
3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house
Brook Street, Gainsborough DN21£925a month7 Aug 2026 · West Lindsey · New rules - Confirmed
2-bed bungalow
North East Derbyshire S42£1,150a month6 Aug 2026 · North East Derbyshire · New rules
By county
Every county in East Midlands with at least one published decision.
Every recent decision
The latest 30 of 260. Open one for the figures, the evidence and the tribunal’s reasons.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Gorse Walk, Nottingham NG3Gedling | £550 | £850 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Collingham Crescent, Nottingham NG52-bed unfurnished house · Nottingham | £1,195 | £1,350 | £1,200 | Cut 11.1% | Earlier rules |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Noel Street, Nottingham NG72-bed unfurnished terraced house · Nottingham | £700 | £950 | £950 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Boyslade Road, Hinckley LE102-bed flat · Hinckley and Bosworth | £750 | £800 | £800 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Station Road, Nottingham NG101-bed flat · Erewash | £450 | £750 | £650 | Cut 13.3% | Earlier rules |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Western Road, Leicester LE32-bed terraced house · Leicester | £650 | £850 | £740 | Cut 12.9% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Greengage Road, Nottingham NG123-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Rushcliffe | £1,175 | £1,225 | £1,225 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Main Street, Melton Mowbray LE141-bed end-terrace house · Melton | £1,400 | £1,525 | £1,450 | Cut 4.9% | New rules |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Tayberry Close, Derby DE243-bed semi-detached house · Derby | £1,125 | £1,275 | £1,200 | Cut 5.9% | New rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Partridge Drive, Linc LN7West Lindsey | £154 | £700 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Leicester LE9Blaby | £455 | — | £516 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Amber Valley DE42-bed terraced house · Amber Valley | £585 | £625 | £600 | Cut 4% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Frieston Avenue, Nottingham NG243-bed detached house · Newark and Sherwood | £1,235 | £1,310 | £1,250 | Cut 4.6% | Earlier rules |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Bardon Hill, Coalville LE67North West Leicestershire | £1,300 | £1,500 | £1,350 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Folville Street, Ashby Folville LE142-bed home · Melton | £1,150 | £1,200 | £1,200 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Brook Street, Gainsborough DN213-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · West Lindsey | £850 | £925 | £925 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 6 Aug 2026 | North East Derbyshire S422-bed bungalow · North East Derbyshire | £1,100 | £1,150 | £1,150 | Confirmed | New rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Mansfield Grove, Nottingham NG13-bed terraced house · Nottingham | £529 | — | £575 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Nottingham NG5Gedling | £15,548 | — | £26,988 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Hinckley and Bosworth LE93-bed furnished semi-detached house · Hinckley and Bosworth | £750 | £1,000 | £870 | Cut 13% | Earlier rules |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Nottingham NG83-bed semi-detached house · Nottingham | £620 | £950 | £845 | Cut 11.1% | Earlier rules |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Burton Road, Nottingham NG4Gedling | £685 | £720 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Nottingham NG73-bed terraced house · Nottingham | £775 | £675 | £715 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Newark and Sherwood NG242-bed terraced house · Newark and Sherwood | £1,175 | £1,250 | £1,225 | Cut 2% | Earlier rules |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Chesterfield S401-bed flat · Chesterfield | £440 | £550 | £530 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Mapperley Park Road, Nottingham NG81-bed flat · Nottingham | £600 | £700 | £635 | Cut 9.3% | Earlier rules |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Flyingdale Way, Nottingham NG8Room in a shared house · Nottingham | £425 | £460 | £460 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 5 Jul 2026 | Bridge Street, Kettering NN14North Northamptonshire | £1,983 | £2,245 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Matlock DE4Derbyshire Dales | £602 | £631 | — | Struck out | Earlier rules |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Forest Road, Mansfield NG182-bed flat · Mansfield | £630 | £775 | £675 | Cut 12.9% | 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 43
- Home inspected 42
- Hearing held 26
- Landlord sent comparables 26
- Disrepair raised 25
- Portal listings cited 19
- Achieved rents cited 18
- Tenant sent comparables 16
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 East Midlands 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 | 7 | £425 | 67% of 3 |
| 1-bed flats | 18 | £610 | 100% of 8 |
| 2-bed flats | 12 | £727 | 63% of 8 |
| 3-bed flats | 1 | £550 | — |
| 1-bed houses | 10 | £684 | 80% of 5 |
| 2-bed houses | 48 | £720 | 77% of 22 |
| 3-bed houses | 48 | £873 | 70% of 27 |
| 4-bed houses | 6 | £1,300 | — |
| 5+ bed houses | 2 | £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)
74 Rent Act 1977 decisions in East Midlands, median £496 a month, 57 limited by the Maximum Fair Rent Order. A different law from Section 13.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | Leicester LE9Blaby | £455 | — | £516 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Mansfield Grove, Nottingham NG13-bed terraced house · Nottingham | £529 | — | £575 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Nottingham NG5Gedling | £15,548 | — | £26,988 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Woodston Walk, Arnold NG5Flat · Gedling | £530 | — | £601 | Registered | Fair rent |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Cropthorne Avenue, Leicester LE52-bed flat · Leicester | £420 | — | £516 | Registered | Fair rent |
Other regions
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 East Midlands?
260 published decisions: 4 on notices under the Renters’ Rights Act rules, 182 under the earlier rules and 74 fair-rent decisions for regulated tenancies. The list is refreshed daily from GOV.UK.
Does the tribunal usually cut rent increases in East Midlands?
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 −5.4%.
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 East Midlands?
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 East Midlands 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.