Rent comparison tool

This one covers England, where the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and the Section 13 process apply. Enter a postcode, bedroom count and the rent to compare, and it places that rent against the ONS range for similar homes in the area. There is no sign-up and the comparison is free; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have different rent rules and different data.

Like for like: the same bedroom count, the same kind of area, and ideally the same property type and furnishing. The tool does the statistical version of that using ONS figures. For specific homes, collect three to five recent lets or listings nearby and adjust for obvious differences; our comparables guide shows how. The two together — a range and named examples — make a persuasive case.

A tool that tests a rent against what similar homes let for, because in England 'fair' has no official definition for modern tenancies beyond open market rent. If your rent sits inside the local range it is fair in that sense; above it, there is a case to answer. Our fair rent calculator page covers the history of 'fair rent' and the small number of pre-1989 tenancies where a registered fair rent still applies.

Yes, and that is the most useful comparison. Enter the figure from the letter or Section 13 notice as the rent to check. If it takes you above the local range you can negotiate with evidence or, for a formal notice, apply to the First-tier Tribunal on form MR1 before the new rent starts (£47 for notices dated from 1 May 2026; Help with Fees can reduce it). The tribunal can only confirm or lower the figure, never raise it.

No. Listing prices are asking prices and skew high, so they would make most rents look reasonable. The comparison uses ONS data on rents actually paid. Listings still matter as individual comparables, and the result tells you how many you should gather and how to use them.