Annual Rent and/or Bills
Annual Rent and/or Bills
- This is the annual rent or bills often divided into the number of weeks, months or terms of occupancy.
- Students rent for less than 52 weeks.
- However the annual cost of bills might be calibrated and paid over a shorter period.
- This might have the effect of increasing the weekly, monthly or termly amounts payable.
- It may at first appear unfair, but is actually the same annual cost.
- A similar situation occurs when students calculate rent weekly and are surprised when the calendar monthly amount is higher than a lunar month rent. The quarterly amount remains the same as there are 13 (not 12) weeks in a quarter.
- Where rent is payable quarterly the figures are easily reconciled.
- This concept of 'annualising' is similar to 'calendar monthly' calculations as opposed to four weekly i.e. lunar months.
- Note: under the proposed Renters Rights Bill, rents can only be increased one per year via a section 13 notice. This is subject to being 'reasonable' and the tenant can apeal with impunity therby postponing the rent increase date by the length of the appeal time.
Published: 5 November 2013 Last Updated: 14 July 2025