Rent Rise Check

Rent tribunal decisions in Cheshire West and Chester

What the tribunal decided in Cheshire West and Chester

4 decisions (4 set a rent). In 2 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.

Only 2 decisions to compare. That is too few to show a pattern.

AllOld rulesNew rules
Set below the landlord's figuretoo few 2 of 2too few 1 of 1too few 1 of 1
Same as the landlord's figuretoo few 0 of 2too few 0 of 1too few 0 of 1
Above the landlord's figuretoo few 0 of 2too few 0 of 1too few 0 of 1
Typical cut, where the rent was set lowertoo few n=2too few n=1too few n=1
Typical increase the landlord proposedtoo few n=2too few n=1too few n=1
Typical increase the tribunal decidedtoo few n=2too few n=1too few n=1

Only 1 new-rules decision here, too few to show a pattern.

"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.

AddressType Rent beforeLandlord proposedTribunal decided
The Orchard, Warrington Road, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4EA house, 4 bed £2,650£2,950£2,650 26 Aug 2026
14 Exeter Place, Blacon, Chester, Cheshire CH1 5BP old rules house, 3 bed £750£875£850 25 Jun 2026
19 Cromwell Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4BL old rulesregister entry only house, 3 bed £900 19 Oct 2023
5 Dorrington Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 4BT old rulesregister entry only house, 3 bed £900 19 Oct 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.