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03 / Sources used
Sources used
Checked on 4 November 2026. “Checked” means the cited material was inspected for the specific claim used here; it is not a guarantee that guidance has not changed. Research abstracts and service pages have narrower coverage than full replication or a legal opinion.
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service — Apply for an open market rent determination. Official guidance. Checked 4 November 2026.
- MHCLG — Assured periodic tenancies: rent increases. Official guidance. Checked 4 November 2026.
- MHCLG — Renters’ Rights Act overview for tenants. Official guidance. Checked 4 November 2026.
- UK Parliament — Renters’ Rights Act 2025, section 7. Legislation. Checked 4 November 2026.
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service — Help with court and tribunal fees. Official service. Checked 4 November 2026.
- HM Courts & Tribunals Service — How to apply for Help with Fees: EX160A. Official guidance. Checked 4 November 2026.
- MHCLG — Register your rental property: guidance for landlords. Official guidance. Checked 4 November 2026.
- MHCLG — RRA implementation roadmap. Official roadmap. Checked 4 November 2026.
- MHCLG — Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters. Official announcement. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Office for National Statistics — Private rental affordability: 2024. Official statistics; historical period. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Apur — Impact of rent control in Paris in 2025: third yearly assessment. Primary research assessment. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Diamond, McQuade & Qian / Stanford — The effects of rent control expansion: San Francisco. Primary research summary. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Hahn, Kholodilin, Waltl & Fongoni / DIW — Forward to the Past: short-term effects of the rent freeze in Berlin. Primary research abstract; search-index access. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Economic and Social Research Institute — Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2025: rent controls discussion. Primary research commentary; PDF. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Scottish Government — Private renting: rent controls. Official policy guidance. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Scottish Government — Scottish Housing Market Review Q3 2025. Official historical context. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Shelter England — Get help. Independent advice service. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Citizens Advice — Housing advice. Independent advice service. Checked 4 November 2026.
- London Renters Union — Member-led organising and support. Renters’ union. Checked 4 November 2026.
- ACORN — Community union. Community union. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Cambridge House — Safer Renting. Specialist support service. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Law Centres Network — Find your local Law Centre. Legal support directory. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Resist Rent Rises — Check and challenge your rent. Tenants’ union network tool. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Rent Rise Check — Published decisions and methodology. Independent dataset; not replicated here. Checked 4 November 2026.
- Benham and Reeves — Regional tribunal outcomes article. Secondary industry analysis; figures withheld. Checked 4 November 2026.
04 / Claims registry
Claims registry
| Claim / status | Period and population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| fee verified | The current market-rent application fee is £47, with exemptions and Help with Fees available. Current at 4 November 2026 · Market-rent applicants in England; scope and exemptions apply | Apply for an open market rent determination Checked 2026-11-04 |
| change verified | The new private assured rent-increase route applies to notices served on or after 1 May 2026. From 1 May 2026 · Private assured tenants in England; transitional cases need advice | Assured periodic tenancies: rent increases Checked 2026-11-04 |
| notice verified | The current private assured route requires at least two months’ notice. From 1 May 2026 · Private assured rent increase notices in England | Assured periodic tenancies: rent increases Checked 2026-11-04 |
| year verified | Current guidance prohibits increases in the first 12 months of a new private assured tenancy and limits increases to once a year. From 1 May 2026 · Private assured tenants in England; transitional rules need checking | Renters’ Rights Act overview for tenants Checked 2026-11-04 |
| wm verified | The West Midlands registration window opens on 15 December 2026. Announced rollout 2026–27 · Occupied private rental properties within the service scope | Register your rental property: guidance for landlords Checked 2026-11-04 |
| london verified | London’s registration window runs from 15 July to 14 October 2027. Announced rollout 2027 · Occupied London private rental properties within the service scope | Register your rental property: guidance for landlords Checked 2026-11-04 |
| allregions verified | The final regional registration deadline is 14 November 2027. Announced rollout 2026–27 · Occupied private rental properties in England within the service scope | Register your rental property: guidance for landlords Checked 2026-11-04 |
| dbfee verified | The annual service fee is £65 per property; initial rollout fees are adjusted. Announced rollout 2026–27 · Landlords registering properties on the service | Register your rental property: guidance for landlords Checked 2026-11-04 |
| ombudsman verified | Mandatory landlord membership of the planned ombudsman is expected in 2028. Expected future implementation · Private rented sector in England | RRA implementation roadmap Checked 2026-11-04 |
| future verified | The government has announced that HMRC’s Valuation Office will make initial rent determinations; renters must continue to apply to the First-tier Tribunal while reforms are developed. Announcement checked 4 November 2026 · Rent increase challenges in England | Stronger protections and greater confidence for renters Checked 2026-11-04 |
| england-ratio verified | England’s affordability ratio was 36.3% in 2024: mean private rent divided by median gross private-renting household income. 2024 (historical release) · Private-renting households in England; area-level ratio | Private rental affordability: 2024 Checked 2026-11-04 |
| london-ratio verified | London’s affordability ratio was 41.6% in 2024: mean private rent divided by median gross private-renting household income. 2024 (historical release) · Private-renting households in London; area-level ratio | Private rental affordability: 2024 Checked 2026-11-04 |
| benchmark verified | ONS uses 30% or less of gross income as an area affordability threshold for this measure. 2024 release methodology · Private-renting household affordability ratios | Private rental affordability: 2024 Checked 2026-11-04 |
| paris attributed | Apur reports: the Paris scheme moderated rents by about 5% relative to the estimated counterfactual over six years; no lasting deterioration in rental offer was attributed to the scheme. Six years from the 2019 introduction; third assessment · Paris rental market studied using advertising data | Impact of rent control in Paris in 2025: third yearly assessment Checked 2026-11-04 |
| sf-stay attributed | Diamond, McQuade and Qian reports: covered renters were nearly 20% more likely to remain at their address. 1994 expansion studied; research summary published 2018 · Renters affected by the San Francisco expansion studied | The effects of rent control expansion: San Francisco Checked 2026-11-04 |
| sf-supply attributed | Diamond, McQuade and Qian reports: landlords affected by the San Francisco expansion reduced rental supply by 15%. 1994 expansion studied; research summary published 2018 · Treated landlords in the San Francisco study, not all housing | The effects of rent control expansion: San Francisco Checked 2026-11-04 |
| berlin attributed | Hahn and colleagues reports: the Berlin freeze lowered advertised rents but significantly reduced available rental properties, with spillovers and legal uncertainty. Berlin freeze introduced 2020 and revoked a year later · Advertised rental housing in the study area | Forward to the Past: short-term effects of the rent freeze in Berlin Checked 2026-11-04 |
| ireland attributed | ESRI reports: property-level evidence found rent pressure zones limited rental inflation, while the commentary discusses risks to supply, construction, maintenance and mobility. Spring 2025 commentary; historical policy evidence · Irish rent pressure zones and comparative evidence; not a guide to current Irish law | Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2025: rent controls discussion Checked 2026-11-04 |
| scot attributed | The Scottish Government reports: designated rent control areas will limit applicable increases during and between tenancies to CPI plus one percentage point, up to 6%, subject to exemptions. Housing (Scotland) Act 2025 framework; checked November 2026 · Applicable Scottish private residential tenancies in designated areas; not a blanket cap | Private renting: rent controls Checked 2026-11-04 |
| scot-report attributed | The Scottish Government reports: the first local authority rent assessment reports are due by 31 May 2027. Announced assessment deadline · Scottish local authorities | Private renting: rent controls Checked 2026-11-04 |
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09 / Sources for this page
Sources for this page
- Official Form 4A and timing notes (PDF) — MHCLG; checked 4 November 2026.
- Apply for an open market rent determination — HM Courts & Tribunals Service
- Private rental affordability: 2024 — Office for National Statistics
- Impact of rent control in Paris in 2025: third yearly assessment — Apur
- The effects of rent control expansion: San Francisco — Diamond, McQuade & Qian / Stanford
- Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2025: rent controls discussion — Economic and Social Research Institute
- Register your rental property: guidance for landlords — MHCLG
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