When a tenant refers a rent increase, the tribunal will want your evidence. The pack brings it together from the notice and the property.
Who this is for: letting agencies and landlords.
The evidence pack on a notice.
What you are deciding
When to assemble the pack and what to add to it.
Your options
- Rent increase (Form 4A). Assemble evidence pack on the notice: the form, service, the range, decisions and approval.
- Possession (Section 8). Assemble possession pack: the notice, service, the grounds and the arrears record.
- On Solo. An evidence pack is a one-off £120.00. It is included on Portfolio and in the trial.
How to do it
- Open the notice.
- Select Evidence to check what is on file and add any missing documents.
- Select Assemble evidence pack (or Assemble possession pack).
- Download the PDF and check it before sending.
A worked example
The tenant at 15 Derby Close refers the increase on 30 September 2026. On 2 October the agency opens the notice, adds two letting agreements as comparables under Evidence and assembles the pack: notice, certificate of posting, the defensible range and three decisions.
What Abide.Rent does for you
- Builds the pack from what is already on file.
- Keeps the file readable under legal hold, whatever the plan.
If something goes wrong
- The pack button is missing
What to do: It appears on a notice once service is recorded. - “No such evidence file on this notice.”
What to do: The file was removed or belongs to another notice. Add it under Evidence. - On Solo, you are asked to pay
What to do: On Solo an evidence pack is a one-off purchase; it is included on Portfolio.
Common mistakes
- Waiting until the hearing date to check the evidence; assemble it when the referral arrives.
What to do next
Keep reading
All help articlesMore in Notices
Bring past notices and dates onto the recordRecord a notice you served before you used Abide.Rent, a safety record you gave the tenant on paper, or a request received long ago, each with the day it really happened.
Following a tribunal referralFrom the tenant's application to the decision: record the directions, prepare and send your statement, and keep track of an inspection or hearing.
Record how a notice was servedRecord the method, the date and any tracking reference. Abide.Rent works out the date a posted notice counts as served.