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Push back on a rent increase
Use this when a rent rise arrives and you want to negotiate, or you want time to check whether it was served correctly.
Send to Your landlord or letting agent · checked 14/09/2026
Have these to hand before you write
- The rent increase notice and its date
- Two or three comparable local listings with asking rents
- Your record as a tenant: payment history, length of tenancy, repairs you have handled
Suggested subject line
Response to proposed rent increase at [YOUR ADDRESS]
Opening lines
Thank you for your letter of [DATE] proposing to increase the rent at [YOUR ADDRESS] to [AMOUNT] from [DATE]. I would like to discuss the proposed figure before it takes effect, for the reasons set out below.
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