Guides

Rent increases for private renters in England, explained in plain English. Every rule links to the law or GOV.UK, and each guide shows the date we last checked it.

• Should I challenge my rent increase?

  How the tribunal works, the deadline, the £47 fee, what you can and cannot lose and what evidence helps.

• Form 4A explained

  What each section of your landlord's rent increase notice means and what to do when you get one.

• Is my rent increase notice valid?

  Every rule a notice has to follow, with worked date examples, including the 53-week rule.

• How to challenge a rent increase

  The steps in order, from checking the notice to the tribunal's decision.

• Form 4A examples

  Made-up rent increase notices checked rule by rule: which pass, which fail and why.

• The MR1 form, step by step

  All 16 sections of the tribunal application form, for a tenant filling in their own.

• MR1 example answers

  Sample answers to the MR1 questions for three made-up tenants, with why each answer works.

• What the tribunal looks at

  How the open market rent is decided and how to gather comparable rents and other evidence yourself.

• The Renters' Rights Act rent rules

  What changed on 1 May 2026, what stayed the same and the rules for older notices and tenancies.