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Is a Section 13 rent increase notice valid if the landlord only sent it by email?
21 Apr 2026

Is a Section 13 rent increase notice valid if the landlord only sent it by email?

If a Section 13 rent increase notice landed in your email inbox this week and nowhere else — no letter, no postal recording, no courier — then the notice may well be invalid. Whether it is depends on one document: your tenancy agreement.

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