Renting Services

Book a rent review

Wondering whether the rent on your let still reflects the Cardiff market? We'll assess your property against genuine local evidence and advise on a fair figure - done properly and fully compliant with the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.

Book my rent review

For landlords

A fair rent, the right way

Your rent should reflect today's market - but in Wales, how and when you change it is set out in law. A rent review is the calm, evidence-led way to get there: we look at what comparable homes are actually achieving, weigh the condition of your property, and make sure any increase follows the correct route. No pressure, no jargon, and no figures plucked from thin air.

Know the rules

Rent increases in Wales: the ledger

On a periodic standard contract, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 sets out exactly how rent can be increased. Here are the rules, set down plainly.

Rule 01

Prescribed notice

Rent increases on a periodic standard contract must be served on the correct prescribed form. An informal letter or message isn't enough.

Section 104 rent-variation notice

Rule 02

Notice period

The contract-holder must be given a minimum of two months' notice before the new rent takes effect, so they have time to plan or respond.

At least 2 months

Rule 03

Frequency

Under the statutory route you can normally only raise the rent once in any twelve months - repeated increases inside that window aren't permitted.

Generally once in any 12-month period

Rule 04

Method

If the occupation contract sets out its own rent-review method, that governs. Where it doesn't, the Section 104 prescribed-notice route applies.

As set by the contract - otherwise the statutory route

Where the occupation contract sets out its own rent-review method, that method applies instead of the statutory route above.

The assessment

What a rent review looks at

A fair rent reflects the real world - the market, the home and the demand around it. Here's what we weigh up.

The genuine local market

What comparable homes are actually achieving across Cardiff right now - not a headline figure or a guess.
Condition & improvements

Upgrades, refurbishment and the standard of the home all shape a fair, sustainable rent.
Demand

How sought-after the area and property type are, and how quickly similar homes are being let.
Comparable lettings

Recent, like-for-like lets nearby give the clearest evidence for a defensible figure.
Costs

Your running costs and obligations as a landlord, kept in view so the rent stays viable as well as fair.

Simple & supportive

How our rent review works

Four straightforward steps, on your timetable - with a clear recommendation at the end and no obligation to act.

01

Tell us about the property

Share the address, type and current rent. It takes a couple of minutes and there's no obligation.
02

We assess the evidence

We compare your home against genuine local lettings, demand and its condition to find a fair market figure.
03

We advise on compliance

We confirm the correct route - your contract's own method, or the Section 104 prescribed notice with at least two months' notice.
04

You decide, in your time

You receive a clear, qualitative recommendation. If you'd like, we handle the notice and the conversation for you.

Staying compliant

A review that keeps you on the right side of the rules

A rent review isn't just about the figure - it sits within your wider obligations as a landlord in Wales.

Fitness for Human Habitation

A rent review goes hand in hand with keeping the home fit to live in - it's a condition of letting, not an optional extra.

Rent Smart Wales

Staying registered and licensed with Rent Smart Wales keeps your let lawful and your rent review on solid ground.

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

In force since 1 December 2022, this is the framework that governs occupation contracts and rent variation in Wales.