Rent Increases Are Changing: Is Your Evidence Ready?

The Renters’ Rights Act has already changed the process for increasing rents, but further changes are on the way. The Government’s proposed role for the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in dealing with rent challenges could have practical implications for letting agents and their landlord clients.
This article looks at what the VOA proposal actually means at this stage, why comparable achieved rents matter, the potential impact of disrepair, and how agents can strengthen the evidence behind rent recommendations. It also considers the developing Private Rented Sector Database and what agents should be doing now to prepare.