Rent - Quick Links
Whether you’re struggling to pay, need support and advice, want to find out how it is calculated or ways to pay – you’ll find lots of useful information in this section.
We rely on you paying your rent regularly and quickly so that we can pay for housing management costs and for repairs and improvements to our properties, including your own.
The amount you pay is set at the beginning of your tenancy and is reviewed annually at the beginning of April using government policy guidelines.
All LHP properties are subject to Council Tax charges. For more information about Council Tax and to find out which Council Tax band applies to a property please contact the relevant local authority.
Rent calculation
If you are on a 48 week tenancy this means your annual rent is calculated over 48 weeks and not 52 and such there are four weeks in a year that we do not charge your rent account.
If you are up-to-date with your rent payments and paying satisfactorily in advance, you will not be required to make any payments over the four rent free weeks.
However, if you are in arrears with your rent, you must continue to make your agreed payments during these weeks. The bonus of doing this is that everything paid will be taken fully from your arrears and your debt will reduce faster.
The rent-free weeks for 2024/25 are weeks commencing:
- 16th December 2024
- 23rd December 2024
- 17th March 2025
- 24th March 2025
Please note the Rent Free Week dates were published incorrectly in our Winter 2024 Magazine. The correct dates can be seen above.
If you are unsure please contact us:
Paying your Rent
We offer a range of different methods so you can pay your rent in the most convenient way for you.
Struggling to pay your rent?
If you find that you are struggling to pay your rent, our Money Support Service is on hand to help you through any situation. They can help to offer you advice, access to benefits and support with things like budgeting to help you get back on track.
Annual Rent Review
Every year in April, we review our social housing rent charges in line with government policy. The government sets a percentage increase for rent for the year ahead, and applies to all customers in social rented homes. Here, you can learn more about how we calculate this increase.