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# Rent reviews

> Propose, serve, and apply rent increases with a compliant Section 13 workflow.

A rent review lets you propose a rent increase on an ongoing tenancy and manage it through to completion. For UK assured shorthold tenancies, Yorlet generates the statutory **Section 13** notice (**Form 4**), tracks the tenant's response, records any tribunal decision, and applies the new rent automatically on the effective date.

Rent reviews appear under the **Rent increase** tab of the [Renewals Dashboard](https://dashboard.yorlet.com/renewals), and on the **Rent reviews** section of the related tenancy.

## Starting a rent review

A rent review can be created in a few ways:

* **Automatically**: If you have enabled automatic rent reviews, Yorlet creates a rent review when a tenancy becomes eligible. See [Settings](#settings) below.
* **From a tenancy review**: When scheduling a [tenancy review](/leasing/tenancies/tenancy-reviews), you can choose to **Create rent increase** when the review date is reached.
* **From a tenancy**: Start a rent review directly from the tenancy's timeline.

When a rent review is first created it has a `Pending` status, and the timeline shows when the review is due.

## Serving notice

To propose the increase, open the rent review and click **Serve notice**. You will be asked to provide:

* **Current total rent** and **Proposed total rent**: Enter the total rent across all tenants, not the amount per tenant. Where possible, the current rent is pre-filled from the tenancy.
* **Date notice served**: The date the notice was served to the tenant. This cannot be in the past, and unless early notice is allowed, cannot be before the suggested due date.
* **Effective date**: When the new rent takes effect. This must be at least two months after the notice served date.
* **Email Form 4 to the tenant**: When enabled, the Section 13 notice is emailed to the tenant as soon as notice is served. You can always send it later.

<Accordion title="Overwrite Form 4 dates (optional)">
  If the dates Yorlet holds need correcting, you can override the values printed on the Form 4: the **Tenancy start date (4.2)**, the **Most recent rent increase (4.3)**, and the **Date of first rent increase (4.4)**. The start dates are sticky and carry forward to future rent reviews on the same tenancy.
</Accordion>

Once notice is served, the rent review moves to `Notice served` and the **Section 13 - Form 4** notice becomes available to **View**, **Download**, or **Email to tenant**.

<Note>
  A tenant must be given at least two months' notice. Yorlet also enforces a 12-month review cycle from the last increase or tenancy start, unless you have allowed early notice.
</Note>

## Recording the tenant's response

After notice is served, use the overflow menu (•••) to record what happens next:

* **Tenant accepted**: The tenant agrees to the proposed rent. The review moves to `Accepted`.
* **Tenant challenged**: The tenant refers the increase to a tribunal. The review moves to `Challenged`, where you can record a tribunal reference.
* **Record tribunal decision**: Once a challenged review has been decided, record the outcome (including the rent set by the tribunal). The review moves to `Tribunal decided`.
* **Withdraw notice**: Withdraw the served notice. The review moves to `Withdrawn`.

## Applying the increase

When the effective date is reached, Yorlet automatically applies the agreed rent to the tenancy's subscription and the rent review moves to `Effective`. If the rent was set by a tribunal, the tribunal's figure is used.

## Statuses

* **Pending**: The rent review has been created and is awaiting notice.
* **Notice served**: A Section 13 notice has been served to the tenant.
* **Accepted**: The tenant has accepted the proposed rent.
* **Challenged**: The tenant has challenged the increase at a tribunal.
* **Tribunal decided**: A tribunal has decided the rent.
* **Effective**: The new rent has been applied to the tenancy.
* **Withdrawn**: The served notice was withdrawn.

## Settings

To configure rent reviews, navigate to Settings > Leasing > [Renewals](https://dashboard.yorlet.com/settings/renewals):

* **Upcoming renewals**: Turn on **Create an automatic renewal intent** and set how many days before the end of a tenancy the record should be created (between 1 and 120 days).
* **Rent increase notice**: Turn on **Allow serving notice before the suggested date** to serve notice at any time. When this is off, notice can only be served on or after the system-suggested due date based on the last rent increase or tenancy start.