Sources

Read the official pages, not a summary alone.

The windows in this site were checked on 31 October 2026. If the guidance moves, the guidance wins.

• Landlord guidance on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)
• Regions of England and their local councils (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
• Letting agent guidance on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)
• Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 (opens in a new tab)
• Renters' Rights Act 2025 (opens in a new tab)

  The Act. Section 13 of the Act is not the rent increase notice. Form 4A is the section 13 notice under the Housing Act 1988.

• Guide to the Renters' Rights Act (opens in a new tab)

  GOV.UK guide. Private rent increases use a section 13 notice, at most once a year, with at least 2 months' notice.