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Plain-language guides to RTB disputes.

The general rules, free to everyone — whichever side you're on. What no guide can do is read your dates, your notice, your paperwork: that is the bespoke check, and it takes about ten minutes.

Rent increase calculator

Is the proposed increase within the cap? The arithmetic, step by step, with the validity reminders around the number.

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What actually happens at an RTB hearing

The sequence, the people in the room, and what the decision-maker needs from you.

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Is this Notice of Termination valid?

The statutory requirements, step by step, including the 2026 case law on postal service.

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Rent arrears: proving — or disputing — the figure

Why the statement of account decides these cases, the 28-day warning sequence, and the mistakes each side makes with the number.

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Getting your deposit back — and lawfully keeping it

The onus, wear and tear versus damage, the evidence hierarchy — and why the party with the cleaner table usually wins.

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The 28-day arrears warning explained

The statutory pause before any arrears termination: how the window actually runs, and what payment inside it does.

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Preparing your evidence for an RTB hearing

The chronology-first method: what proves what, what the RTB does with your documents, and why the boring work wins.

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