Filling out Form 4a for rent increase?

Once a new rent has been paid it is deemed to have been accepted so the rental payments into your bank should be sufficient to confirm dates for any rent increases.

Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 01/06/2026 – 10:43
That should really say “Once the new rent was paid it was deemed to have been accepted…” The only way to increase rent now is by s13.

I was also puzzled by page 9 which has no explanation. Isn’t it a continuation sheet for landlord to sign if there’s not enough room in the other parts of the form? It says ‘include the number of the section and question which is being continued’

Can I just print out pages 2-5 of from 4a and give that to the tenants with at least two months notice beforehand then? As it is not my job to inform them that rent can be challenged at FTT!

Reply to the comment left by Crouchender at 02/06/2026 – 19:16
I don’t think so, first page refers to section 5 and it likely would be invalid (not telling your dear tenants they can challenge!). I need to do one this week and was going to show n/a on page 9.

ONLY imputable pages 2,3,4,5 given to tenant. I am one of the ‘few’ LLs who has issued the RRA info sheet to my tenants and it already has this info (Page 2) . So why should I keep repeating this…

From The Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026…

Increasing the rent
Your tenancy agreement may contain
rent review clauses. These are terms in
the agreement that allow the landlord to
increase the rent.
Rent review clauses cannot be used for new
rent increases after 1 May 2026. If you have
a rent review clause in your current tenancy
agreement, it will not apply after this date.
Landlords must instead use the process
in section 13 of the Housing Act 1988 for
increasing the rent. This means they can
only increase the rent once per year. They
will need to give you written notice of the
proposed rent increase at least 2 months
before that increase would take effect, using
a form called Form 4A.
Any rent increase must be no higher than
the open market rent. If you think the
proposed increase is above market rate,
you can challenge it at the First-tier Tribunal.

Start a new contract thus allowing for rent increase. New contracts over ride old contracts therefore allowing for rent increase. I’ve just put my rent up 34%

Reply to the comment left by Crouchender at 02/06/2026 – 20:31
fair point.

If the whole point of the RRA is to make sure every T is aware of their new ‘rights’ then having already issued this info to the T in the form of the RRA Info leaflet means that the T is already aware of this (the RRA info sheet only needing to be served to meet full compliance as per gvt direction.)

Challenging a rent increase is about challenging the increase – they can’t challenge not being sent the info and not being aware of how to challenge or they wouldn’t be challenging it in the first place.

The FTT would not be interested in the legalities beyond the notice not fulfilling the ‘invalidity’ criteria. Any it would not be a reason to find in favour of the tenant either.

A First-tier Tribunal (FTT) can only find in a tenant’s favour during a rent increase challenge on two primary grounds: legal invalidity of the notice or because the proposed rent is above the open market value. The tribunal must assess the dispute based on the following specific factors:1. Legal Invalidity of the Rent Increase Notice If the landlord fails to follow statutory requirements, the rent increase cannot take effect. The FTT will rule in the tenant’s favour to invalidate the notice if: The landlord used the wrong legal form or the document was unsigned. The notice failed to provide the required 2 months’ notice. The proposed start date does not coincide with the first day of a new tenancy period.

(Any APT after 1 May must have the info about the use of S13 in the contract itself)

Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 03/06/2026 – 10:06
Thanks still seems to me, that I need to provide all parts of from 4a (first page says ‘This notice tells you that your landlord is proposing a new rent’ as well as mentioning Section 5 so it’s for the tenant). What are your thoughts on this and whether I need to sign page 9 even if I add n/a and nothing to add? Thanks