Planning a rent increase? Answer a few questions and we’ll tell you when it can start and what to do next.
Question 1 of 4
Form 4A is for assured periodic tenancies in England. Most private rented tenancies now fall into this category.
The rules are different for that tenancy, and this checker would give you a misleading answer. Check official guidance instead.
The new rent can’t start until you’ve given two months’ notice, a year has passed since the last rise, and a new rental period begins. Answer five quick questions and we’ll find the earliest date that works for you.
The day the tenant moved in under this tenancy.
The date the tenant started paying the higher rent. The rent has never gone up
The day it lands with them, not the day you post it. If it has already been served, enter the date it arrived.
It’s in the tenancy agreement, and it can differ from the day the rent is paid.
This fixes the fortnightly or four-weekly cycle.
We’ll send you the next steps, worked out from your start date, plus a link to pick up where you left off.
Form 4A, Note A requires two months’ notice, an annual interval and a start at the beginning of a rental period. For a first increase the interval can be 53 rather than 52 weeks, which is why a second date sometimes appears.
Enter your current rent and the one you have in mind. You can try other figures with the slider, then check further down to see how they compare with nearby rents.
Not sure what to charge? Check what nearby homes rent for
This step is optional, but worth doing. If your tenant challenges the rise, a tribunal won’t care whether it’s 5% or 15%. It will ask what your home would rent for today, and the first thing both sides reach for is what similar homes nearby are advertised at. Tell us about the property and we’ll show you where your figure sits.
The grey bar shows where most similar homes are priced, leaving out the cheapest and most expensive examples. Treat it as a guide, not a valuation.
If it goes to tribunal, the panel decides what your home would let for on the open market. We’ve gone through every published decision this year and grouped them by the size of the rise. These are the cases closest to yours.
These are real outcomes, but they’re not a prediction for you. We’ve only grouped them by the size of the rise, so they don’t reflect the property, the evidence or the area. A tribunal’s real question is what your home would rent for today, and that depends on how your figure compares with nearby rents. See the decisions
Your plan starts here. Pick the option that fits where you’re at today.
We’ll send you the full plan, with your date, your new rent, the tribunal results and every step, and a link to pick up where you left off if anything changes.
If your figure or start date changes, come back and check the timing again. This plan helps you prepare, but it isn’t the official notice. You’ll still need to serve Form 4A.
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