Rent increase help, England
My contract is set to end in May (after the 1st) and since March, our estate agent has been in contact regarding increasing the rent. The "best and final offer" has increased after we countered offered. They have now given us a deadline of midday tomorrow to agree to the new offer or they will serve notice for us to leave.
I assume the rent increase would take place in May when our contract would have expired anyway. Communication has been over the phone and email - no form etc has been given that would allow us to take it to tribunal. If we did want to take it to tribunal, would this follow to old rules if the application is made before May 1st, and do we need the correct notice form to do so?
What can we do? At the moment it's impossible to get through to shelter and I think that they could serve a section 21.