Rent tribunal decisions in Reading
What the tribunal decided in Reading
14 decisions (13 set a rent). In 10 we can compare the landlord's proposed rent with the rent the tribunal decided.
| All | Old rules | New rules | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set below the landlord's figure | 70% 7 of 10 | 67% 6 of 9 | too few 1 of 1 |
| Same as the landlord's figure | 20% 2 of 10 | 22% 2 of 9 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Above the landlord's figure | 10% 1 of 10 | 11% 1 of 9 | too few 0 of 1 |
| Typical cut, where the rent was set lower | −4.0% n=7 | −9.3% n=6 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the landlord proposed | +22.9% n=10 | +26.3% n=9 | too few n=1 |
| Typical increase the tribunal decided | +8.5% n=10 | +8.7% n=9 | too 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.
| Address | Type | Rent before | Landlord proposed | Tribunal decided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 6, 87 London Street, Reading, RG1 4QA | flat, 1 bed | £1,150 | £1,250 | £1,200 | 23 Jul 2026 |
| 28 Lesley Court, Southcote Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2AT old rules | flat | £780 | £975 | No rent set | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Flat 35, 3 Joseph Huntley Walk, Readin, RG1 3GW old rules | flat, 2 bed | £1,950 | £2,065 | £2,050 | 25 May 2026 |
| F37 Meadway Precinct, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AB old rules | flat, 3 bed | £950 | £1,200 | £1,000 | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Flat 41 Meadway Precinct, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AB old rules | flat, 3 bed | £675 | £950 | £950 | 3 Jan 2026 |
| 23 Pierces Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RB old rules | house, 4 bed | £1,464 | £1,750 | £1,800 | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Top Floor Flat, 46 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EP old rules | flat, 1 bed | £975 | £1,070 | £1,050 | 2 Aug 2025 |
| 16 Managua Close Reading RG4 5LX old ruleshousing association / affordable rent | house, 2 bed | £865.71 | £889.07 | £1,235 | 8 May 2025 |
| 46 Cardiff Road Reading Berks RG1 8EP old rules | flat, 2 bed | £900 | £990 | £975 | 23 Jul 2024 |
| 91 Albany Road Reading RG30 2UL old rulesfigures not yet checked | house, 3 bed | £975 | £1,250 | £1,250 | 25 Mar 2024 |
| Flat 5A Cavendish Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8XU old rules | flat, 2 bed | £725 | £1,350 | £1,000 | 29 Dec 2023 |
| 64 Waldeck Street, Reading, RG1 2RE old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,150 | £1,500 | £1,250 | 11 Nov 2023 |
| Flat 6, Lancaster Court, Newstead Rise, Reading, RG2 8JX old ruleshousing association / affordable rent | flat, 2 bed | £750 | £895 | £1,050 | 15 Aug 2023 |
| 22 Gweal Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0FW old rules | house, 3 bed | £1,295 | £1,650 | £1,650 | 1 Nov 2022 |
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.