Rent reviews are no longer an informal negotiation. On 1 May 2026 the Renters’ Rights Act changed the rules, and every figure on a Form 4A notice now has to be evidenced and defensible. This is the full recording of our briefing with property solicitor David Smith of Bishop and Sewell, Matt Gilpin of Sprift and Greg Tsuman of Martyn Gerrard.

A free briefing for agents on the law, the evidence standard and how technology helps agents get it right, with property solicitor David Smith.

Rent reviews are no longer an informal negotiation. On 1 May, the Renters’ Rights Act changed the rules. Every assured tenancy is periodic, and every figure you put on a Form 4A notice must be evidenced and defensible. That changes the rent review from a conversation into an operational process, with real money and team time riding on getting it right.

It is also an opportunity. Handled well, that recurring, high-stakes touchpoint with your landlords and tenants is a chance to build trust and set a good agency apart.

Panel slide from the recording: Annabel Fay of MarketRent moderating, with David Smith of Bishop and Sewell, Matt Gilpin of Sprift, Greg Tsuman of Martyn Gerrard and Rajeev Nayyar of MarketRent.

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What you will learn

  • What has changed under the Renters’ Rights Act.
  • How to achieve rent increases that are evidenced and defensible.
  • How to handle reviews across a portfolio without adding to your team’s workload.
  • How to keep landlord and tenant relationships steady through the change.
  • How a strong rent review process can set your agency apart and strengthen your managed service.
  • What good property data and evidence looks like behind a rent figure, and how the right tools make the process defensible and manageable at scale.

Who is on it

This briefing is open to any agent who wants to achieve justifiable rent reviews, keep landlord and tenant relationships steady and manage the workload without eating into their team’s time. David Smith sets out what the law now requires, then the panel covers the role of data and technology in making reviews defensible, the practical steps you can take away, and how to use all of it to set your agency apart.

  • David Smith, Partner at Bishop and Sewell, on what the Act says, what is in force, and where the legal exposure actually sits.
  • Matt Gilpin, founder and chief executive of Sprift, on the evidence: what data an agent can stand behind when a figure is questioned.
  • Greg Tsuman, Managing Director of Lettings at Martyn Gerrard, on how it plays out in a working agency.
  • Rajeev Nayyar, chief executive and co-founder of MarketRent, on turning all of it into a process a team can repeat.
  • Moderated by Annabel Fay, Interim CMO at MarketRent.

If you would rather read than watch, the same ground is covered in our guide to rent reviews under the Renters’ Rights Act.

This article is general information for letting agents in England, not legal advice.