Section 13 and a returning former joint tenant: does the notice still bind everyone?
A previously departed joint tenant moves back in while a Section 13 is live. Is the notice still valid? Four sub-scenarios, what each means for the increase, and what the tenant does in the first 48 hours.
Form 4 vs Form 4A: the tenant walkthrough for the 1 May 2026 transition fortnight
In the seven days either side of 1 May 2026 the Section 13 regime switches from Form 4 to Form 4A. The date of service decides which rules apply - and the tribunal risk is very different between the two. Tenant walkthrough.
Rent review clause abolition on 1 May 2026: the tenant decision tree
From 1 May 2026 a rent review clause in a private residential tenancy agreement in England is void. Here is the tenant decision tree for the three scenarios you might actually be in.
Section 13 notice with a wrong date: the three defects tenants can spot in two minutes
Three dates appear on every Section 13 rent increase notice. Get any one of them wrong and the notice can be invalid. Two minutes with a calendar and your tenancy agreement is all it takes to check.
Section 13 notice with wrong joint tenant names: what invalidates it and what doesn't
Names on a Section 13 rent increase notice matter. One missing joint tenant, one wrong name, one stale address and the whole notice can be invalid. Here is the five-pattern walkthrough for UK tenants.
What the rent tribunal actually measures: market rent and the £47 decision maths
The First-tier Tribunal measures one thing: today's open market rent for your property. Here is what that means in practice, how to assemble the comparables that match, and the £47 decision maths from 1 May 2026.