# Rent Increase Query **URL:** \ **Category:** Property Investment\ **Created:** [18 July 2025 09:46 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220 "2025-07-18T09:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lawrence2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/lawrence2/32/29545_2.png) [@Lawrence2](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Lawrence2)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 09:46 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/1 "2025-07-18T09:46:09Z")
My tenants are on the usual six month contract. What sort of notice should I give with regard to an increase in rent? ---
**Author:** ![mod\_harry](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/mod_harry/32/28990_2.png) [@mod\_harry](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/mod_harry)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 10:10 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/2 "2025-07-18T10:10:14Z")
Hi @Lawrence2, We have a dedicated article on proposing rent changes [here](https://help.openrent.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4676677857553) which should help. Let us know if this doesn’t cover your case. ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 10:10 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/3 "2025-07-18T10:10:59Z")
if they’re still in a fixed term, you can’t increase it without their agreement (unlikely) ---
**Author:** ![A\_Z](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/a_z/32/450_2.png) [@A\_Z](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/A_Z)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 10:33 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/4 "2025-07-18T10:33:58Z")
Your contract will have a rent review clause It’s usually one month’s notice after the AST ( rental month not calendar month ) ---
**Author:** ![mod\_harry](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/mod_harry/32/28990_2.png) [@mod\_harry](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/mod_harry)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 10:42 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/6 "2025-07-18T10:42:51Z")
Just noting that if this tenancy was set up through Rent Now, our standard contracts do not include a rent review clause by default. ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 11:09 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/7 "2025-07-18T11:09:58Z")
> [@A\_Z](#): > > Your contract will have a rent review clause typically ASTs don’t have one thus allowing the LL to increase the rent annually once it goes periodic ---
**Author:** ![Lawrence2](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/lawrence2/32/29545_2.png) [@Lawrence2](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Lawrence2)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 12:46 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/8 "2025-07-18T12:46:46Z")
Thanks everyone for replying. I’m going to give them two months notice ---
**Author:** ![Christopher32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/christopher32/32/17380_2.png) [@Christopher32](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Christopher32)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 14:43 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/9 "2025-07-18T14:43:58Z")
I increased the rent for one of my tenants recently. Instead of the usual months notice I gave 2 months along with my justification for the rise to fall inline with the soon to be Renters Rights Bill which we all have to get used to doing. ---
**Author:** ![Karl11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/karl11/32/35316_2.png) [@Karl11](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Karl11)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 15:04 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/10 "2025-07-18T15:04:15Z")
There is nothing in the RRB about having to increase in line with anything, so I’m confused by your reasoning. ---
**Author:** ![Christopher32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/christopher32/32/17380_2.png) [@Christopher32](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Christopher32)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 15:34 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/11 "2025-07-18T15:34:18Z")
The following text has been copied from the governments guidance dated 16 January 2025. I am not aware of any changes. “Landlords will be able to increase rents once per year to the market rate – the price that would be achieved if the property was newly advertised to let. To do this, they will need to serve a simple ‘section 13’ notice, setting out the new rent and giving at least 2 months’ notice of it taking effect.” ---
**Author:** ![Karl11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/karl11/32/35316_2.png) [@Karl11](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Karl11)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 16:49 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/12 "2025-07-18T16:49:57Z")
So nothing really changing. Rent increases currently are once per year, ---
**Author:** ![Christopher32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/christopher32/32/17380_2.png) [@Christopher32](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Christopher32)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 17:00 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/13 "2025-07-18T17:00:58Z")
Karl11 It’s the notice period which has increased from one month to two… ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 18:50 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/14 "2025-07-18T18:50:36Z")
> [@Christopher32](#): > > Landlords will be able to increase rents once per year to the market rate They can’t literally mean that? ---
**Author:** ![Christopher32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/christopher32/32/17380_2.png) [@Christopher32](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Christopher32)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 18:59 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/15 "2025-07-18T18:59:59Z")
What level of increase would you suggest… ---
**Author:** ![tatemono](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/tatemono/32/19789_2.png) [@tatemono](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/tatemono)\ **Post date:** [18 July 2025 21:19 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/16 "2025-07-18T21:19:56Z")
the way that’s written gives LLs a free hand to go from a potentially very BMV rent to market rate in one go. That’s likely to be unsustainable for any T in situ which seems to go against the very nature of the RRB. ---
**Author:** ![Christopher32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/christopher32/32/17380_2.png) [@Christopher32](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Christopher32)\ **Post date:** [19 July 2025 07:04 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/17 "2025-07-19T07:04:52Z")
tatemono I agree. I can recall, the very scenario you describe was happening to a number of landlords after the Liz Truss mini budget which resulted in steep mortgage interest rate rises. Landlords who hadn’t increased their rents for a number of years were then forced to suddenly hike their rents to keep their businesses viable. For me, I don’t see it as being too much of a problem because my rents are increased annually to market rate. However, I do understand that there are landlords that operate in different areas of the market and the RRB will affect everyone differently. ---
**Author:** ![David122](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david122/32/1449_2.png) [@David122](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David122)\ **Post date:** [19 July 2025 10:34 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/18 "2025-07-19T10:34:34Z")
At the moment rents can be increased more frequently than once a year if both parties agree. After the RRB becomes law the only way to increase rent will be using a s13 notice a maximum of once a year. There is no proposal to limit the increase, so this can be from a low base to the market rent. The tenant can challenge the increase, but as long as it not above market rent, it should be approved. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\ **Post date:** [17 October 2025 10:35 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/rent-increase-query/85220/19 "2025-10-17T10:35:28Z")
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