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Section 13 · Rent Review Evidence
Demonstration · Real Market Comparables
Rent Review
Evidence Pack
Comparable lettings evidence supporting a proposed rent under Section 13, Housing Act 1988 (Form 4A). Formatted to sit behind the notice — and to stand up on paper if the tenant refers the increase to the First-tier Tribunal.
Subject property
Two-bed terraced house · Hoole, Chester CH2 3
Illustrative subject · assured shorthold periodic tenancy · comparables below are real
Prepared for
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Current rent
£995pcm
Illustrative — frozen since 2024
Proposed rent
£1,175pcm
+18.1% vs current · inside the evidence range
Evidence-supported range
£1,101–£1,300
Weighted 25th–75th percentile · real
Market estimate
£1,194pcm
Real — weighted median of 40 comps
Confidence
HIGH
  • 40 comparables in bandEffective 24 after weighting by distance & type
  • 76% of weight is let-agreedAchieved rents, not asking prices
  • Range spread ±8%Comparables cluster around the estimate
Produced by Streetwise · usestreetwise.com · 13 July 2026
Comparables are real market data · subject property illustrative
Pack ref: SW-S13-CH23-0002 · Page 1 of 3
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The Evidence
Hoole 2-bed · CH2 3 · SPECIMEN
Comparable lettings · Hoole · CH2 3
The evidence behind £1,175 pcm
The nine highest-weighted of 40 two-bedroom lettings within 800 m of the subject — all let-agreed. Let-agreed comparables show the rent actually achieved, not the asking price — the distinction tribunals care about.
Comparables
40
9 shown · 76% let-agreed weight
Search radius
800m
Median comp 653 m
Market snapshot
11 Jul2026
Let-agreed as at this date
Range spread
±8%
Around the weighted median

Comparable evidence RANKED BY WEIGHT

AddressTypeDistance Rent pcmStatusWeight
Walker Street, HooleTerraced191 m £1,300Let agreed1.00
West Street, HooleTerraced243 m £949Let agreed0.91
Prescot StreetTerraced301 m £1,452Let agreed0.83
Phillip StreetTerraced362 m £1,200Let agreed0.74
Tomkinson Street, HooleSemi-detached184 m £1,196Let agreed0.71
Westminster Road, HooleTerraced444 m £1,200Let agreed0.64
Chesterton CourtTerraced512 m £1,200Let agreed0.57
Edna StreetDetached350 m £1,101Let agreed0.53
Hewitt Street, HooleTerraced591 m £1,452Let agreed0.50
All nine comparables are let-agreed lettings — the rent achieved, not the asking price, which is the distinction tribunals weigh most. They are the nine highest-weighted of 40 comparables in the band, drawn from Streetwise's market snapshot dated 11 July 2026. Weight combines let-agreed status, distance from the subject and property-type match.

Sanity checks APPLIED TO EVERY COMPARABLE

Before ranking, every listing is screened out if it is a room in a shared house (fails the rent-per-bed check against the local one-bed distribution), a short-let or serviced listing (nightly-rate economics), or a per-bed price outlier. For this search, no comparables required exclusion — all 40 in-band lettings passed. When exclusions do occur, they are shown in full, never hidden.

How the estimate is calculated

The market estimate of £1,194 pcm is the weighted median of the comparables above: let-agreed lettings are weighted above still-advertised ones (achieved evidence beats asking prices) and nearer properties above farther ones. The estimate also draws 14% from the CH2 district benchmark — a shrinkage toward the wider-area two-bed level that stabilises the figure. The evidence-supported range of £1,101–£1,300 is the weighted 25th–75th percentile. The proposed rent of £1,175 sits just below the estimate and inside this range — deliberately defensible: a tribunal can set the open-market rent lower than proposed, never higher.

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Serving the notice
Hoole 2-bed · CH2 3 · SPECIMEN
Form 4A · Section 13, Housing Act 1988
Serving your Section 13 notice properly
Since 1 May 2026, rent increases on periodic tenancies in England must go through Section 13. A notice that fails on any point below is invalid — the increase simply doesn't happen.
Use the correct form — Form 4A
"Landlord's notice proposing a new rent under an assured periodic tenancy." A letter, text or email is not a valid Section 13 notice. Use the current published version of the form.
Give the minimum notice period
At least two months' notice before the new rent takes effect, and the start date must align with the beginning of a rental period. Count from when the tenant receives the notice, not when you post it.
One increase per 12 months
Only one Section 13 increase is allowed in any 12-month period. Check the date the current rent took effect before serving.
Know what happens if the tenant challenges
The tenant can refer the notice to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) free of charge before the start date. The tribunal sets the open-market rent — it can be lower than you proposed, never higher — and the new rent runs from the tribunal's determination, so there is no backdating of the increase.

If the tenant challenges — in plain English

Most tribunal references are decided on the papers: no hearing, no advocacy — just the evidence each side submits. The tribunal asks one question: what would this property let for on the open market today?

That is exactly what page 2 answers. A proposed rent inside the evidence-supported range, backed by real let-agreed comparables with rents and distances, is very hard to argue down. A round number with no evidence behind it is not. Submit this pack as your representation, keep the original notice, and don't negotiate outside the process while a reference is live.

Methodology & data vintage

Comparables are real let-agreed and advertised lettings within 800 m of the subject, filtered to like-for-like bedroom count and property type, with shared-house and short-let listings screened out (see page 2). Estimate = weighted median with 14% shrinkage to the CH2 district benchmark; range = weighted 25th–75th percentile. Comparables are weighted by let-agreed status, distance and property type — rents are not otherwise adjusted or re-indexed.

Market snapshot 11 July 2026 | Estimate produced 13 July 2026 | Pack ref SW-S13-CH23-0002

Important notices

Not legal advice. This pack is market-evidence support for a Section 13 rent review. It does not constitute legal advice; for questions about a specific tenancy or notice, consult a qualified professional.

Real comparables, illustrative subject. The comparable lettings, distances, rents and the market estimate in this pack are real, drawn from Streetwise's market data for the CH2 area (snapshot 11 July 2026). The subject property and its current and proposed rents are illustrative, shown to demonstrate the format — this pack is not tied to a live rent review.

Verify current legislation. The rules governing rent increases changed on 1 May 2026 and may change again. Confirm the current form, notice periods and tribunal procedure at gov.uk before serving any notice.

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