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NSW rent increase rules: how often and how much notice
Since 31 October 2024, NSW limits rent increases to once a year for every lease type. Use the checker for the earliest date a proposed increase could apply, and how big it is in percentage terms.
This is an estimate. The calculator adds 60 days to the notice date and 12 months to the last increase, and takes the later of the two. How days are counted, and the time a posted notice takes to arrive, can push the real date later. Confirm with the official body below.
The rules (Residential Tenancies Act 2010, s41)
- Not in the first 12 months of a tenancy.
- No more than once in any 12-month period, for fixed-term and periodic agreements.
- At least 60 days' written notice, stating the new rent amount (not just the increase) and the date it starts. The notice must be signed, dated and properly addressed. Email is fine.
- Renewals count as the same agreement. If the landlord is the same, at least one tenant is the same and the tenant hasn't moved out, the 12-month clock keeps running.
- Some older fixed terms are different. Fixed-term agreements under 2 years that started before 13 December 2024 can have more than one increase in 12 months, but only if the agreement sets out the amount or exact method (not "in line with the market").
Under s41, a rent increase isn't payable unless it follows these rules or the Tribunal increases the rent. A tenant who wants the Tribunal to rule an increase invalid must apply within 12 months of the increase; after that, the increase is treated as complying.
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Sources
- NSW Government: When and how rent can be increased
- Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) s41 (AustLII)
- NSW Fair Trading: Notice of rent increase form
- NSW Fair Trading: Changes to rental laws (from 31 Oct 2024)
Last checked 16 Nov 2026. Rules and rates change; confirm on the official page before you rely on a figure.
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General information only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Check the official pages linked above, or ask a registered tax agent, before you rely on anything here. Last checked 16 Nov 2026.