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Rent reviews are where landlords make money and where they lose tenants, often in the same decision. The rules come first: your lease and local laws cap how often rent can rise and how much notice you must give, and some places cap the amount itself. Then comes the market — comparable rents nearby are the ceiling that tribunals actually recognise, because your rising costs are not a legal justification on their own. This calculator walks the decision in order: what your allowed maximum produces, how far that leaves you below the market, and what each step is worth in annual income, so you can choose deliberately between squeezing the maximum and keeping a good tenant at a gentler rise.
Price a rent review honestly — your allowed maximum increase, the gap to current market rent, and the extra annual income each step delivers.
Not on its own — your rates, insurance and loan costs do not legally justify a rise in most places. What justifies a rise is the market: what comparable properties nearby actually rent for. Your costs tell you what you want; comparables tell you what you can get.
That depends on your lease and local rules — commonly once or twice a year, with written notice 30-90 days before the new rent starts. Raising more often than the rules allow is a breach that can void the increase and damage your position at a tribunal.
No. A good long-term tenant is worth more than a 3% squeeze: turnover costs — advertising, vacancy, re-letting — typically eat several months of any aggressive increase. Raising at or slightly below market keeps renewals peaceful and voids rare.
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