Hi all. Paragraph 5 on Form 4 (Section 13 Rent Increase) states: “Certain charges may be included and separately identified in your rent.” It then provides a table of various charges such as Council Tax and other utilities. In my case, according to the original Rental Agreement, the tenant is responsible for paying these charges. I’m not sure how I need to fill out this table. Should I simply put ‘nil’ in all the cells?
Thanks!
yes, exactly that. I’ve done this and put ‘nil’ in.
At the end of the day, you could put ‘banana’ in each space. As long as the T pays the new rent, they’re bound to it.
You do realise that you don’t have to issue a S13 unless your T is refusing to pay the increase, right?
Thanks for your response! ‘Nil’ it is then, although I do quite like the idea of applying charges in bananas 
And no, I did not realise I only have to issue a S13 in the event of T’s refusal to pay! Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
Yeah… so if you send them an email, say, and explain that from x month the rent will have to rise and they are reasonable and say, fair enough, thanks for letting me know and then pay it, it becomes legally binding on them. All my Ts are reasonable and would pay a rent increase if I asked for it, but I issue S13s anyway because it proves I know what I’m doing and makes it feel more official. That counts with my Ts. YMMV.