When can you raise the rent?
Free, and it takes about a minute. See the earliest date your new rent can start and the last day to serve the notice.
When can you raise the rent?
Free date check for tenancies in England. It takes about a minute.
Check these details
Your new rent can start on
Latest day to serve for this date
Check before you serve
How we worked it out
Worked out from GOV.UK rules, with a one-day safety margin and English bank holidays. Not legal advice.
Get my pack for £59How the dates are worked out
- One year from the start. The new rent can't start in the first year of a tenancy.
- One year from your last increase. If it came from a notice, a tribunal decision or a rent-review clause. An increase agreed before 1 May 2026 doesn't start this clock.
- Two months' notice. Counted from when your tenant gets it. We add two working days for first-class post, one for email, and one safety day.
- The first day of a rent period. The new rent must start on the day a tenancy period begins, which isn't always your rent day.
- Weekends and bank holidays. Posting and email dates skip them, using English bank holidays.
What the checker can't see
Your tenancy agreement. If your periods start on a different day, or the agreement says nothing about email, check before you serve. A Notice Check for £19 or a full pack covers it.
Rules from GOV.UK guidance for landlords and Shelter Legal England. Not legal advice.
Let us do the rest
Evidence, figure, Form 4A and letter, checked by a person within one working day.