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Apply for a market rent determination: Form Rents 1

Use this form if you are a tenant or licensee to ask the tribunal to decide the open market value rent or licence fee of a property.

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Apply for a determination of a market rent: Form Rents 1

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You can use this form if you are applying about either:

  • Assured tenancy including assured shorthold tenancy, rental value determination (landlord’s notice of increase)
  • Agricultural Occupancy – rental value determination (landlord’s notice of increase)
  • Assured Shorthold Tenancy – rental value determination

Find the relevant legislation at: Housing Act 1988 and Housing Act 1996.

Read more about rent cases and what happens when you apply.

Read the guidance on private renting disputes.

You can also find out about rent increases for private tenants.

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Updates to this page

Published 1 January 2017
Last updated 13 December 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated the form.

  2. Revised form Rents1 uploaded.

  3. Added revised Form Rents 1 that includes GDPR information.

  4. First published.

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