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Once a year, two months’ notice, Section 13 only. Enter your dates and see when you can next increase the rent — and when to serve the notice.
Use this if you’ve never increased the rent.
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How rent increases work now
Under the Renters’ Rights Act, the only way to increase rent on a periodic tenancy in England is a Section 13 notice: once every 12 months, with at least two months’ written notice, to a rent in line with market rate. Rent review clauses written into tenancy agreements are no longer effective.
Tenants can refer an increase to the First-tier Tribunal before it takes effect. The tribunal looks at comparable local rents — so keep evidence of how you set the figure, and proof of when the notice was served. An increase you can’t evidence is an increase you can lose.
More detail: what landlords must do now the Act is in force.
General guidance for landlords in England, not legal advice. Last reviewed July 2026.