This notice affects the amount of rent you pay. Please read it carefully.
David Head
29 Sidecliff Road
Sunderland
SR6 9JP
Dear Jason Keogh,
Please find attached the official Form 4: Notice proposing a new rent, which formally advises you of a change in the monthly rent for your home at 74 Baltimore Avenue, Sunderland SR5 4QY.
In line with market rates and the current economic climate, the new rent of £700 will take effect on 19th April 2026.
We aim to manage the property responsibly and may review the rent each year moving forward to ensure it remains aligned with local market values. Any future increases will always be conducted using the proper legal procedure, giving you the necessary formal notice and the right to challenge the amount.
If you are happy to agree to this new rent, you do not need to take any action other than making the new payment amount starting from the effective date listed above.
We value your continued tenancy. Please feel free to contact us if you wish to discuss this matter further before the effective date.
Yours sincerely,
David Head
Housing Act 1988 section 13(2), as amended by the Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003
The notes below give guidance to both landlords and tenants about this notice.
The landlord is proposing a new rent:
Certain charges may be included and separately identified in your rent:
| CHARGES | IN EXISTING RENT | IN PROPOSED NEW RENT |
|---|---|---|
| Council tax | £ nil | £ nil |
| Water charges | £ nil | £ nil |
| Fixed service charges | £ nil | £ nil |
If you accept the proposed new rent, you should make arrangements to pay it. If you do not accept it, there are steps you should take before the starting date in paragraph 4 above. Please see the notes below for what to do next.
Signed: [Landlord] (see note 13 below)
1. What you must do now — This notice proposes that you should pay a new rent from the date in paragraph 4 of the notice. If you are in any doubt or need advice about any aspect of this notice, you should immediately either discuss it with your landlord or take it to a citizens' advice bureau, a housing advice centre, a law centre or a solicitor.
2. If you accept the proposed new rent, please make arrangements to pay it. If you pay by standing order through your bank, you should inform them that the amount has changed. You should also notify your Housing Benefit office in your local authority if you are claiming a Benefit or the Department for Work and Pensions if you are claiming Universal Credit.
3. If you do not accept the proposed new rent, and do not wish to discuss it with your landlord, you can refer this notice to the tribunal. You must do this before the starting date of the proposed new rent in paragraph 4 of the notice.
4. To refer the notice to the tribunal, you must use the form Application referring a notice proposing a new rent under an Assured Periodic Tenancy or Agricultural Occupancy to a Tribunal (form 6).
5. The tribunal will consider your application and decide what the maximum rent for your home should be. The tribunal may set a rent that is higher, lower or the same as the proposed new rent.
6. The tribunal may not order the rent to be lower than the rent currently in force.
7. You can complete this notice in ink or arrange for it to be printed.
8. This notice should be used when proposing a new rent under an assured periodic tenancy (including an assured shorthold periodic tenancy) of premises situated in England.
9. Do not use this notice if the tenancy agreement contains a term allowing rent increases.
10. In paragraph 2, do not include amounts for council tax, water charges or fixed service charges in the rent figure. These should be entered as separate items in paragraph 5.
11. Unless the tenancy is a new one, you must insert in paragraph 3 the first date after 11th February 2003, on which rent is proposed to be increased under this statutory notice procedure.
12. In paragraph 5, you should identify any council tax, water charges and fixed service charges that are included in the rent charged (so that if the tenant refers this notice to the tribunal, the tribunal can consider the amount to be registered as rent separately from such charges).
13. You or your agent must sign and date this notice. A rubber stamp is not acceptable. A photocopy of the signed notice should be given to the tenant and the original retained by the landlord.
14. The date in paragraph 4 must comply with three requirements of section 13(2) of the Housing Act 1988.
15. The first requirement is that a minimum period of notice must be given:
16. The second requirement is that the starting date must not be earlier than 52 weeks after the date on which the rent was last increased using this procedure or, if the rent has not been increased before using this procedure, 52 weeks after the date when the tenancy began or, if later, 52 weeks after the date entered in paragraph 3.
17. If the rent has been increased by agreement since the date in paragraph 3, the 52 weeks run from that increase.
18. The third requirement is that the proposed new rent must start at the beginning of a period of the tenancy.