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69 decisions · updated 23 Oct 2026

Rent tribunal decisions for 1-bed flats in South East

69 rent tribunal decisions for 1-bed flats in South East. Median rent set £900 a month; 70% cut below the landlord’s proposal. Every decision, linked to GOV.UK.

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Why it matters

Comparing like with like: the tribunal values a 1-bed flat against similar homes nearby, so decisions on 1-bed flats in South East are the closest guide to how a challenge on yours could go.

100% cut

Of 5 new-rules decisions in these decisions, 5 set the rent below the landlord’s notice. Under the new rules a challenge can only lower the rent.

1 with no increase

New-rules decisions where the rent was held at, or set below, what the tenant already paid.

20% raised disrepair

Condition comes up in 14 market-rent decisions in these decisions. The tribunal values the home as it is.

New rules Notices from 1 May 2026

Decided
5
Set below the proposal
100% England 65%
Median cut, where cut
−5.3% £75 a month
Median wait, application to decision
46 days
  • Cut 100%
  • Confirmed 0%

Earlier rules Notices before 1 May 2026

Decisions
64
Set below the proposal
67% of 51 with both figures
Set above the proposal
18%
Median rent set
£900
  • Cut 67%
  • Confirmed 16%
  • Above 18%

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DecidedWherePaid beforeProposedSetOutcomeRules
23 Sep 2026Wolverton Park Road, Milton Keynes MK121-bed furnished flat · Milton Keynes£1,000£1,196£1,150Cut 3.8%New rules
17 Sep 2026Bourdillon Gardens, Basingstoke RG241-bed flat · Basingstoke and Deane£1,350£1,425£1,350Cut 5.3%New rules
10 Sep 2026Folkestone and Hythe CT201-bed flat · Folkestone and Hythe£440£825£725Cut 12.1%New rules
10 Sep 2026High Street, Battle TN331-bed unfurnished flat · Rother£485£1,000£675Cut 32.5%Earlier rules
7 Sep 2026College Road, Brighton BN21-bed furnished flat · Brighton and Hove£1,400£1,550£1,450Cut 6.5%Earlier rules
10 Aug 2026Poynter Road, Hove BN31-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove£950£1,000£1,000ConfirmedEarlier rules
5 Aug 2026Edward Street, Brighton BN21-bed unfurnished flat · Brighton and Hove£925£990£930Cut 6.1%Earlier rules
5 Aug 2026Milton Keynes MK121-bed unfurnished maisonette · Milton Keynes£1,370£1,450£1,400Cut 3.4%Earlier rules
4 Aug 2026Bath Road, Slough SL11-bed furnished flat · Slough£1,150£1,325£1,250Cut 5.7%New rules
31 Jul 2026Southampton SO191-bed flat · Southampton£660£765£730Cut 4.6%Earlier rules
23 Jul 2026London Street, Reading RG11-bed furnished flat · Reading£1,150£1,250£1,200Cut 4%New rules
16 Jul 2026Eversfield Road Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne£825£900£850Cut 5.6%Earlier rules
10 Jul 2026Romsey Road, Southampton SO161-bed unfurnished flat · Southampton£950£1,100£950Cut 13.6%Earlier rules
4 Jul 2026Tuns Lane, Slough SL11-bed unfurnished flat · Slough£1,350£1,400£1,225Cut 12.5%Earlier rules
3 Jul 2026Bournemouth Road, Eastleigh SO531-bed unfurnished flat · Eastleigh£750£1,300£1,025Cut 21.2%Earlier rules
22 Jun 2026West Berkshire RG71-bed flat · West Berkshire£652£762£705Cut 7.5%Earlier rules
16 Jun 2026Hindmarsh Crescent, Gravesend DA111-bed unfurnished flat · Gravesham£786£870£1,085AboveEarlier rules
12 Jun 2026Romsey Road, Southampton SO161-bed flat · Southampton£1,000£1,100£1,000Cut 9.1%Earlier rules
8 Jun 2026Brookside Way, Southampton SO181-bed flat · Southampton£675£850£825Cut 2.9%Earlier rules
23 Apr 2026Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne£780£975£890Cut 8.7%Earlier rules
23 Mar 2026Pett Level Road, Winchelsea TN361-bed flat · Rother£595£1,025£920Cut 10.2%Earlier rules
5 Mar 2026Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO211-bed unfurnished flat · Arun£630—£760SetEarlier rules
5 Mar 2026Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO211-bed unfurnished flat · Arun£630—£760SetEarlier rules
5 Mar 2026Argyle Road, Bognor Regis PO211-bed unfurnished flat · Arun£629—£750SetEarlier rules
15 Dec 2025Aylesbury HP211-bed flat · Buckinghamshire£850£925£875Cut 5.4%Earlier rules
10 Nov 2025Collington Avenue, Bexhill-on-Sea TN391-bed flat · Rother£900£1,000£960Cut 4%Earlier rules
20 Aug 2025Palmerston Road, Portsmouth PO51-bed flat · Portsmouth£600£950£900Cut 5.3%Earlier rules
8 May 2025Milton Keynes MK91-bed unfurnished flat · Milton Keynes£1,045£1,154£1,175AboveEarlier rules
4 Mar 2025Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne£740£925£780Cut 15.7%Earlier rules
17 Oct 2024Seaside Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed unfurnished flat · Eastbourne——£620SetEarlier rules
14 Oct 2024Grafton Road, Worthing BN111-bed flat · Worthing£900£1,050£1,050ConfirmedEarlier rules
14 Oct 2024South Road, Haywards Heath RH161-bed flat · Mid Sussex£875£995£995ConfirmedEarlier rules
13 Aug 2024Old Salts Farm Road, Lancing BN151-bed flat · Adur£1,000£1,045£1,050AboveEarlier rules
23 Jul 2024Gibbon Road, Newhaven BN91-bed flat · Lewes£840£960£900Cut 6.2%Earlier rules
17 Jul 2024Basingstoke RG241-bed flat · Basingstoke and Deane£676£728£790AboveEarlier rules
15 Jul 2024Pelham Road, Seaford BN251-bed unfurnished flat · Lewes£680—£665SetEarlier rules
3 Jul 2024Farncombe Road, Worthing BN111-bed flat · Worthing£625£785£920AboveEarlier rules
17 Jun 2024Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN431-bed unfurnished flat · Adur——£953SetEarlier rules
10 Jun 2024Trinity Road, Hassocks BN61-bed flat · Mid Sussex£727£784£935AboveEarlier rules
29 May 2024Buckinghamshire HP131-bed flat · Buckinghamshire—£728—SetEarlier rules
21 May 2024Laleham Park, Staines TW181-bed flat · Spelthorne£1,300£1,500£1,400Cut 6.7%Earlier rules
10 May 2024Hindmarsh Crescent, Gravesend DA111-bed flat · Gravesham—£764£950AboveEarlier rules
10 May 2024High Road, Southampton SO161-bed flat · Southampton——£775SetEarlier rules
16 Feb 2024Church Road, Hove BN31-bed flat · Brighton and Hove£1,000£1,150£1,050Cut 8.7%Earlier rules
30 Jan 2024Princess Mary's Road, Addlestone KT151-bed flat · Runnymede£945£1,150£1,100Cut 4.3%Earlier rules
6 Dec 2023Brunswick Place, Hove BN31-bed flat · Brighton and Hove£725£1,100£1,050Cut 4.5%Earlier rules
20 Nov 2023Victoria Park, Dover CT161-bed flat · Dover£450£500£500ConfirmedEarlier rules
10 Nov 2023The View, Sunbury-on-Thames TW161-bed flat · Spelthorne£1,200£1,500£1,400Cut 6.7%Earlier rules
7 Aug 2023Arundel Road, Eastbourne BN211-bed flat · Eastbourne£575£875£740Cut 15.4%Earlier rules
7 Jul 2023Hart Dyke Road, Swanley BR81-bed unfurnished maisonette · Sevenoaks——£900SetEarlier rules

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Questions agents and landlords ask

What rent does the tribunal set for 1-bed flats in South East?

Across 69 published decisions, the median rent set was £900 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 1-bed flats here?

39 of 56 decisions with both figures published (70%) set the rent below the landlord’s proposal; under the new rules, 5 of 5. Where cut, the median cut was −5.3%.

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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.