NSW Rent Increase & Market Check

Under the standard rules, rent cannot be increased within the first 12 months of a tenancy and increases must then be at least 12 months apart. Landlords generally also need to give at least 60 days' written notice. Transitional rules may apply to certain fixed-term agreements of less than two years that began before 13 December 2024. Read the NSW Fair Trading guidance.

The standard rule requires at least 60 days' written notice before the increased rent becomes payable. This tool does not calculate postal or deemed-service timing.

Not where the landlord remains the same, at least one tenant continues and the tenant has not moved out between agreements. Enter the original start date of that continuing tenancy.

There is no single percentage used by this tool. Timing and frequency rules are separate from whether an increase may be excessive and disputed. A proposed amount should still be considered against the property, the market and the tenancy circumstances.

The tool uses the latest three continuous verified months of NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements. Matching records are grouped by postcode, property type and bedrooms, then used to calculate a typical middle range and median rent. View the official data source.

The median is the middle weekly rent after matching bond lodgements are ordered from lowest to highest. Half are at or below it and half are at or above it.

Bond lodgement data describes recent matching rentals within a postcode. It cannot account for the condition, parking, outlook, renovations, layout or other features of a specific property.

The timing result checks the dates entered against the standard timing rules. The market comparison only describes the distribution of recent matching bond lodgements. Neither is legal advice or a recommended rent.