Is your landlord allowed to raise your rent by that much?
Before you accept — or panic — get a professional check on whether the notice is legally valid, whether the amount is fair, and exactly how to challenge it.
In England, a private landlord can usually only raise the rent on a periodic assured shorthold tenancy by serving a valid Section 13 notice — no more than once every 12 months, with at least one month notice — or via a rent-review clause. If the increase is above local market rent, you can refer it to the First-tier Tribunal, which sets the rent at market level. This audit checks whether your notice is valid and what your options are.
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around 40% of referrals — First-tier Tribunal
In roughly 40% of tribunal referrals the rent is set lower than the landlord asked for — and it is free to apply. Yet most tenants simply pay the increase, because they do not know a served notice can be invalid.
Everything in your report.
- ✓Notice validity check (Form 4 / Section 13)
- ✓Notice period compliance
- ✓Tenancy-type applicable rules
- ✓Frequency limit check (once every 12 months for Section 13)
- ✓Market comparison for postcode + bedrooms
- ✓First-tier Tribunal route guidance
- ✓Tribunal timing + cost overview
- ✓Draft response letter to landlord
- ✓Draft tribunal referral form guidance
- —Tribunal representation
- —Property valuation reports
- —Contact with your landlord
- —Eviction defence (see Section 21/8 tools)
A housing solicitor is £200+ an hour. This audit is £9.99 — and if it shows the notice is invalid, the old rent still legally applies until a valid one is served.
A Section 13 notice has a response window. Miss it, or simply start paying the higher amount, and you may be treated as having accepted the increase — so check before the effective date.
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