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If this could apply to you, check the guidance before completing this form to see whether you meet the conditions: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms\" \\l \"notices-of-possession-served-before-1-may-2026\" \u0014https://www.gov.uk/guidance/assured-tenancy-forms#notices-of-possession-served-before-1-may-2026\u0015\nAll other private landlords should use Form 4A to propose a new rent for an assured tenancy.\nFORM 4\nLandlord’s Notice proposing a new rent under an Assured Periodic Tenancy of premises situated in England.\nHousing Act 1988 section 13(2), as amended by the Regulatory Reform (Assured Periodic Tenancies) (Rent Increases) Order 2003\nThe notes over the page give guidance to both landlords and tenants about this notice.\n1     This notice affects the amount of rent you pay. Please read it carefully.\n2     The landlord is proposing a new rent of £\tper[week][month][year]*, in place of the existing one of £\tper [week][month][year]*\n* delete as appropriate\n3     The first rent increase date after 11th February 2003 is\n(see note 11 over the page)\n4     The starting date for the new rent will be\n(see notes 14 to 18 over the page)\n5     Certain charges may be included and separately identified in your rent. (See note 12 over the page.) The amounts of the charges (if any) are:\n6     If you accept the proposed new rent, you should make arrangements to pay it. If you do not accept it, there are steps you should take before the starting date in paragraph 4 above. Please see the notes over the page for what to do next.\nSigned: \t [Landlord(s)][Landlord's Agent]* (see note 13 over the page)\n*delete as appropriate\nDate:\n\u000f\nPlease read these notes carefully.\nGuidance notes for tenants\nWhat you must do now\nThis notice proposes that you should pay a new rent from the date in paragraph 4 of the notice. If you are in any doubt or need advice about any aspect of this notice, you should immediately either discuss it with your landlord or take it to a citizens' advice bureau, a housing advice centre, a law centre or a solicitor.\nIf you accept the proposed new rent, please make arrangements to pay it. If you pay by standing order through your bank, you should inform them that the amount has changed. You should also notify your Housing Benefit office in your local authority if you are claiming a Benefit or the Department for Work and Pensions if you are claiming Universal Credit. The Gov.UK website provides further advice: http:\\\\www.gov.uk. If you are worried that you might not be able to pay your rent, you should seek advice from a citizens' advice bureau or housing advice centre.\nIf you do not accept the proposed new rent, and do not wish to discuss it with your landlord, you can refer this notice to the tribunal. You must do this before the starting date of the proposed new rent in paragraph 4 of the notice. You should notify your landlord that you are doing so, otherwise he or she may assume that you have agreed to pay the proposed new rent.\nTo refer the notice to the tribunal, you must use the form Application referring a notice proposing a new rent under an Assured Periodic Tenancy or Agricultural Occupancy to a Tribunal (form 6). You can obtain this from the tribunal or a legal stationer.\nThe tribunal will consider your application and decide what the maximum rent for your home should be. In setting a rent, the tribunal must decide what rent the landlord could reasonably expect for the property if it were let on the open market under a new tenancy on the same terms. The tribunal may therefore set a rent that is higher, lower or the same as the proposed new","cbCaiqw21v7nPXnd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqw21v7nPXnd","docx",79773,"English","# Landlord’s Notice overview\n## Tenants: what you must do now\n## If you accept or do not accept the proposed new rent\n## Tenants: referring the notice to the tribunal\n## Landlords: how to complete the notice","[{\"question\":\"Who can use Form 4 to propose a new rent in England?\",\"answer\":\"Form 4 is for landlords who provide social housing as a Private Registered Provider. 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