Rent tribunal decisions in Bedford
What the tribunal decided in Bedford
10 decisions (10 set a rent). In 9 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
Only 9 decisions to compare. That is too few to show a pattern.
| All decisions | |
|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | 67% 6 of 9 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | 33% 3 of 9 |
| Above the landlord's figure | 0% 0 of 9 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | −6.1% n=6 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | +14.3% n=8 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | +9.3% n=8 |
There are no new-rules decisions in this area yet (notices dated on or after 1 May 2026).
"Typical" is the median. n is the number of decisions each figure comes from. Figures from fewer than 5 decisions are shown as "too few".
Old rules: the landlord's notice was dated before 1 May 2026, when the tribunal could set the rent higher than the landlord asked. New rules: notice dated on or after 1 May 2026; the tribunal can only confirm the landlord's figure or set a lower one.
Past decisions are not a prediction. Each tribunal decides on the evidence in front of it.
Left out of the percentages, but listed below: housing association and affordable rents, rooms in shared houses, rents that include bills, register entries without the landlord's figure, and decisions whose figures we haven't been able to check.
Download these as a PDF The figures and the list below, with a GOV.UK link for every decision: something you can attach to an MR1 application.
| Address | Type | Rent before | Landlord proposed | Tribunal decided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sparrows Close, Bedford, MK42 6GL old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,775 | £1,875 | £1,875 | 9 Jul 2026 |
| 13 Key Croft, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0NU old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,300 | £1,800 | £1,700 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| 130 Dudley Street, Bedford MK40 3SX old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,400 | £1,600 | £1,550 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| 13G Rothsay Road, Bedford, MK40 3PP old rules | flat, studio | £625 | £725 | £675 | 25 May 2026 |
| 50 Ryswick Road, Kempston, Bedfordshire, MK42 8SN old rules | house, 2 bed | £875 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 18 May 2026 |
| 20 Hawthorne Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HJ old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,300 | £1,400 | £1,350 | 13 May 2026 |
| Flat 5, The Old Saddlery, College Street, Kempston, MK42 8LL old rules | flat, 2 bed | £950 | £1,050 | £1,050 | 2 Aug 2025 |
| 41 Battison Street, Bedford MK40 1QU old rules | house, 2 bed | £975 | £1,125 | £1,050 | 9 Dec 2024 |
| Flat 3 23 Chaucer Road Bedford MK40 2AJ P:PAPERREMOTE old rules | flat | £725 | £550 | 2 Apr 2024 | |
| Apt 114 Platform Bedford, 45 St. Peters Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2FH old rulesbills includedfigures not yet checked | flat, 1 bed | £783 | £929 | £860 | 16 Feb 2023 |
Rents per calendar month, as the tribunal recorded them. Weekly rents are converted (× 52 ÷ 12).
Evidence the tribunal can weigh includes rents agreed for similar homes nearby, asking rents, the condition of the property and what the landlord provides. GOV.UK and Shelter explain the process.