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The data is in… 60% of landlords who've had a rent increase challenged at tribunal are getting less than they asked for. Since May, Section 13 has been the only legal route to increasing the rent on an existing tenancy - and any tenant can challenge it. We'd heard plenty of horror stories about this, but seen very little data. So we went through every tribunal determination published since the Act came in. Here’s what we found: - Of those who came away with less than they’d asked for, 15% got no increase at all, and 4% ended up with a lower rent than before (somewhere, I suspect, a landlord is still staring at that letter in disbelief). - Where the tribunal cut the increase, landlords typically got £100 a month less than they'd asked for. - The fear of a clogged-up system that freezes rents for months on end looks overblown (the median case took just 50 days from application to decision). But the most useful finding is what decides these cases, and it comes down to one thing - effort. The landlords getting the increase they asked for built a case that could stand up to scrutiny. They brought solid comparables, kept the increase reasonable, and took the process seriously. The ones losing tended to fire off a Section 13 notice and hope for the best. And that's a snapshot of where the whole sector is heading. For years, plenty of people treated being a landlord like a part-time job. That's changing fast, and the landlords who thrive from here will run their portfolio like a business: incorporated, compliant and better informed than ever. You can read our full Section 13 analysis here, alongside a free guide to getting your rent increase right: https://lnkd.in/e3mX5vk4 Before you click, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Is the Renters' Rights Act raising standards, or pushing good landlords out?