Their landlord tried to raise the rent. Instead, they got a reduction.
Four London renters have used the Renters' Rights Act to get their rent cut at tribunal, including one whose rent fell by £210 a month.
Is your landlord raising the rent?
Does it seem excessive?
Challenge your rent increase the easy way. Step-by-step help to make the most of the Renters' Rights Act and get the rent tribunal to reject an excessive rent increase.
Rents Are Always Going Up...
The average private rent in England is now £1,466 a month, up 4% in just one year. For many renters, a rent increase has become a yearly event, whether or not anything about their home has improved.
We think that your rent should reflect what your home is actually worth, not just what your landlord thinks they can get.
Cost Of Living Isn't Getting Any Easier...
With everyday bills already high, rent is usually the biggest cost of all. Private renters in England on a typical income spend 36.3% of their household income on rent, well above the 30% generally seen as affordable. In London, it's 41.6%.
Those figures are based on income before tax, so the share of your take-home pay going on rent is likely to be even higher. When rent takes up that much, every increase leaves less for everything else.
Challenging A Rent Increase Doesn't Have To Be Complicated Or Expensive...
Until recently, challenging a rent increase was a gamble. The tribunal could set your rent even higher than your landlord asked, and your landlord could evict you with a "no-fault" notice for pushing back.
Since the Renters' Rights Act came into force in May 2026, both of those risks are gone.
We'll help you from start to finish - from putting that evidence together, submitting your case, and helping you manage the case until completion.
Challenge your rent increase the easy way. From start to finish. With an expert by your side.
ChallengeTheRent makes it easy to find out whether your rent increase is fair and, if it isn't, to challenge it at the rent tribunal, with an expert guiding you at every stage.
No more wondering, 'Is this rent increase even normal?'
We check your rent increase notice is valid, compare your rent with similar homes nearby, and look at anything about your home's condition that should count against an increase. Then we turn it all into a clear, well-evidenced case for the tribunal.
No more worrying, 'How do I even build a case, submit it to the tribunal, and manage the case?'
We prepare and submit your application with you, before the increase is due to start, and keep you updated until the tribunal makes its decision. There's no solicitor to pay and no hearing fee, just the £47 tribunal application fee.
Oh...and the best part...is that the tribunal can't set your rent any higher than your landlord asked for, so challenging carries very little risk.
No more asking yourself, 'What if my landlord tries to evict me for this?'
Under the Renters' Rights Act, you can't be evicted for challenging a rent increase. And challenges work: in 84 tribunal cases since May 2026, more than half of renters ended up paying less than their landlord asked for.
CHALLENGE MY RENT INCREASEFeatures
Fuss Free
Just answer a few initial questions. Upload a handful of pictures. We'll do all the research for you and put your case together. No getting confused filling in lots of forms. No legal jargon.
Clear Cost
One flat cost of £147.99. You'll know exactly what you'll pay before you start. Costs won't go up if we have to spend more time on things.
Reduced Risk
It's one thing to Do It Yourself. It's another thing to trust a team who submit cases against rent increases all the time.
Human Help
A real person by your side from start to finish, not a chatbot or a template.