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Rent tribunal decisions for 3-bed houses in East of England
43 rent tribunal decisions for 3-bed houses in East of England. Median rent set £1,350 a month; 77% cut below the landlord’s proposal. Every decision, linked to GOV.UK.
Why it matters
Comparing like with like: the tribunal values a 3-bed house against similar homes nearby, so decisions on 3-bed houses in East of England are the closest guide to how a challenge on yours could go.
New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.
Condition comes up in 21 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.
Tenants asked the tribunal to delay the new rent for undue hardship once; it agreed in none.
New rules Notices from 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 2
- Set below the proposal
- 100% England 65%
- Median cut, where cut
- −3.9% £45 a month
- Median wait, application to decision
- 60 days
- Cut 100%
- Confirmed 0%
Only 2 so far: read them as examples, not a rate.
Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026
- Decisions
- 41
- Set below the proposal
- 76% of 29 with both figures
- Set above the proposal
- 3%
- Median rent set
- £1,350
- Cut 76%
- Confirmed 21%
- Above 3%
Abide.Rent keeps the evidence that decides cases like these on file for every tenancy, before the notice goes out.
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- Cut 4.8%
3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house
Palace Lane, Ely CB725 Sep 2026 · East Cambridgeshire · New rules£1,050£1,000a month - Cut 3.1%
3-bed detached house
St Peters Way, Ellington PE289 Sep 2026 · Huntingdonshire · New rules£1,303£1,263a month - Cut 18.4%
3-bed semi-detached house
Birdwood Road, Cambridge CB113 Jul 2026 · Cambridge · Earlier rules£2,450£2,000a month - Confirmed
3-bed house
Sparrows Close, Bedford MK42£1,875a month9 Jul 2026 · Bedford · Earlier rules - Confirmed
3-bed terraced house
Charles English Close, Ipswich IP1£1,700a month4 Jul 2026 · Ipswich · Earlier rules - Cut 15%
3-bed unfurnished semi-detached house
Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea SS01 Jul 2026 · Southend-on-Sea · Earlier rules£1,700£1,445a month
Every decision
The latest 43 of 43.
| Decided | Where | Paid before | Proposed | Set | Outcome | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Palace Lane, Ely CB73-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · East Cambridgeshire | £955 | £1,050 | £1,000 | Cut 4.8% | New rules |
| 9 Sep 2026 | St Peters Way, Ellington PE283-bed detached house · Huntingdonshire | £1,263 | £1,303 | £1,263 | Cut 3.1% | New rules |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Birdwood Road, Cambridge CB13-bed semi-detached house · Cambridge | £2,000 | £2,450 | £2,000 | Cut 18.4% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Sparrows Close, Bedford MK423-bed house · Bedford | £1,775 | £1,875 | £1,875 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Charles English Close, Ipswich IP13-bed terraced house · Ipswich | £1,600 | £1,700 | £1,700 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea SS03-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Southend-on-Sea | £1,400 | £1,700 | £1,445 | Cut 15% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Fountain Road, Woodbridge IP123-bed semi-detached house · East Suffolk | £880 | £981 | £981 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Key Croft, Bedford MK423-bed unfurnished detached house · Bedford | £1,300 | £1,800 | £1,700 | Cut 5.6% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Dudley Street, Bedford MK403-bed terraced house · Bedford | £1,400 | £1,600 | £1,550 | Cut 3.1% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Peterborough PE33-bed terraced house · Peterborough | £950 | £1,050 | £1,000 | Cut 4.8% | Earlier rules |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Boater Drive, Luton LU53-bed semi-detached house · Central Bedfordshire | £1,595 | £1,700 | £1,650 | Cut 2.9% | Earlier rules |
| 13 May 2026 | Hawthorne Avenue, Bedford MK403-bed unfurnished semi-detached house · Bedford | £1,300 | £1,400 | £1,350 | Cut 3.6% | Earlier rules |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Landmead Road, Cheshunt EN83-bed terraced house · Broxbourne | £1,850 | £2,050 | £2,050 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Central Bedfordshire SG183-bed terraced house · Central Bedfordshire | £1,250 | £1,590 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 19 Jan 2026 | High Street, Hertfordhsire WD63-bed terraced house · Hertsmere | £1,500 | £1,900 | £1,800 | Cut 5.3% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Dec 2025 | North Hertfordshire SG43-bed detached house · North Hertfordshire | £2,000 | £2,150 | £2,100 | Cut 2.3% | Earlier rules |
| 30 May 2025 | Colvile Road, Wisbech PE133-bed semi-detached house · Fenland | £850 | £975 | £850 | Cut 12.8% | Earlier rules |
| 12 May 2025 | Ipswich IP33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Ipswich | £1,100 | £1,250 | £1,000 | Cut 20% | Earlier rules |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Nelson Road, Ipswich IP43-bed semi-detached house · Ipswich | £775 | £1,200 | £1,050 | Cut 12.5% | Earlier rules |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Elizabeth Street, Luton LU13-bed end-terrace house · Luton | £1,280 | £1,700 | £1,345 | Cut 20.9% | Earlier rules |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Milton Road, Borehamwood WD63-bed semi-detached house · Hertsmere | — | £2,000 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Luton LU33-bed unfurnished terraced house · Luton | — | — | £1,425 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Cornflower Drive, Dunstable LU53-bed end-terrace house · Central Bedfordshire | — | £1,630 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 27 Aug 2024 | North Avenue, Southend-on- Sea SS23-bed unfurnished terraced house · Southend-on-Sea | — | — | £1,450 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Warren Road, Luton LU13-bed terraced house · Luton | £1,350 | — | £1,400 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Church Road, Hauxton CB223-bed semi-detached house · South Cambridgeshire | £1,100 | £1,300 | £1,250 | Cut 3.8% | Earlier rules |
| 17 May 2024 | Tenby Drive, Bedforshire LU43-bed terraced house · Luton | £1,275 | — | £1,500 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 17 May 2024 | Langer Road, Felixstowe IP113-bed terraced house · East Suffolk | £700 | — | £820 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Luton LU23-bed semi-detached house · Luton | — | £1,650 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Luton LU33-bed terraced house · Luton | — | £1,250 | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Broxbourne EN83-bed semi-detached house · Broxbourne | £1,200 | £2,300 | £1,400 | Cut 39.1% | Earlier rules |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Peterborough PE43-bed unfurnished end-terrace house · Peterborough | — | £850 | £950 | Above | Earlier rules |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Pearl Drift Square, Harlow CM173-bed terraced house · Harlow | £1,450 | £1,535 | £1,495 | Cut 2.6% | Earlier rules |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Bedford MK443-bed semi-detached house · Bedford | — | — | — | Set | Earlier rules |
| 5 Dec 2023 | Brentwood CM133-bed end-terrace house · Brentwood | £1,495 | £1,600 | £1,600 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Sherwood Road, Luton LU43-bed semi-detached house · Luton | £1,400 | £1,750 | £1,550 | Cut 11.4% | Earlier rules |
| 17 May 2023 | Bushey WD233-bed semi-detached house · Hertsmere | £1,200 | £1,500 | £1,350 | Cut 10% | Earlier rules |
| 9 Jan 2023 | Langer Road, Felixstowe IP113-bed terraced house · East Suffolk | £675 | £705 | £700 | Cut 0.7% | Earlier rules |
| 25 Aug 2022 | Radnor Road, Luton LU43-bed semi-detached house · Luton | — | — | £1,150 | Set | Earlier rules |
| 15 Nov 2021 | Langer Road, Felixstowe IP113-bed unfurnished terraced house · East Suffolk | £670 | £740 | £740 | Confirmed | Earlier rules |
| 8 Nov 2021 | Langer Road, Felixstowe IP113-bed unfurnished terraced house · East Suffolk | £655 | £720 | £675 | Cut 6.2% | Earlier rules |
| 18 Jan 2021 | South Norfolk IP223-bed terraced house · South Norfolk | — | £750 | £725 | Cut 3.3% | Earlier rules |
| 8 Oct 2020 | East Cambridgeshire CB253-bed end-terrace house · East Cambridgeshire | — | £1,140 | £1,050 | Cut 7.9% | Earlier rules |
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Questions agents and landlords ask
What rent does the tribunal set for 3-bed houses in East of England?
Across 43 published decisions, the median rent set was £1,350 a month. Each decision values one home on its own evidence and condition, so use these as a guide to risk, not a price.
How often does the tribunal cut rent increases on 3-bed houses here?
24 of 31 decisions with both figures published (77%) set the rent below the landlord’s proposal; under the new rules, 2 of 2. Where cut, the median cut was −5.9%.
Raising the rent on a 3-bed house in East of England? Check it first
- 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.