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Real published figures for a 2-bedroom unit in Parramatta 2150, with an example rent ($600 to $700 a week) and an example notice. Yours uses your own figures and dates.
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1 Nov 2026 To: The property manager Re: Rent increase Dear property manager, Thank you for your notice, which I received on 12 Oct 2026, proposing to increase the rent from $600 to $700 a week from 26 Nov 2026. That's an increase of +16.7%: $100 a week, or $5,200 a year. I've looked at the published figures. On figures worked out from NSW Fair Trading's rental bond lodgements, new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2150 (including Parramatta and Harris Park) had a median of $730 a week for July 2026 – Sept 2026, from 611 new leases. The middle half of those new leases were between $620 and $812.50 a week, and the proposed $700 is in the lower half of it. From August 2025, around when my current rent started, to September 2026, that median moved +4.3%. At that pace, my rent of $600 a week would now be about $626. The proposed increase is larger than that. I've paid the rent on time throughout my tenancy. I'd like to stay on for the long term. My understanding of the rules is that at least 60 days' written notice is needed before a new rent starts. Your notice reached me on 12 Oct 2026 and gives 44 full days before 26 Nov 2026, not counting the day it reached me. Could you please confirm the start date? I'd like to propose a rent of $626 a week instead. Could you please reply in writing by 8 Nov 2026? Kind regards, [Your name]
That's $100 a week — $5,200 a year.
The increase (+16.7%) is larger than the median's +4.3% change since your current rent started (August 2025 to September 2026), but the proposed rent of $700/wk is below the median of $730/wk for new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2150.
Postcode 2150 includes Parramatta and Harris Park: these are the whole postcode's figures.
At the median's pace (+4.3% since your current rent started), $600/wk would be $626/wk.
The proposed rent is +16.7% on what you pay now ($600 → $700/wk). The median for new leases of 2-bedroom units in postcode 2150 moved +4.3% over the 12 months to September 2026. Now: $600/wk is −17.8% vs the median of $730/wk; proposed: $700/wk is −4.1% vs the median of $730/wk.
New leases · 2-bedroom units · postcode 2150 · July 2026 – Sept 2026 · 611 leases · period ended 4 weeks ago
This group's latest figures are on a public page: Postcode 2150 · 2-bedroom units ·
Notice received 12 Oct 2026
The date you entered. The dates below count from it.
The notice gives 44 full days before the new rent starts, short of 60 days' notice
At least 60 days' written notice is needed, stating the new rent and the day it starts. The day you got the notice isn't counted. Counted from the day after you got it, that runs to 11 Dec 2026, so on this rule the new rent can start from 12 Dec 2026.
At least 12 months after the rent last changed
Your current rent started 1 Sept 2025. Ordinarily rent can't go up in the first 12 months of a tenancy or within 12 months of the last increase. The new rent starts 26 Nov 2026.
Last day to apply to NCAT: 11 Nov 2026
If you think the increase is excessive, you can apply to NCAT within 30 days of being given the notice. This date counts from the day you entered; if the notice reached you earlier (an email you saw later, say), count from then. After that, you'd need to ask NCAT for an extension. If that day is a public holiday, the next business day counts.
Before you act on it
If the dates on your notice don't meet these rules, a tenants' advice service can confirm what that means for you before you act on it.
Checked against the dates you entered, not your agreement itself: the rules below have exceptions.
Free tools using NSW Fair Trading's data: NSW Rent Check · Tenants' Union rent increase kit
From NSW Government — Rent increases (checked 2026-10-17). General information, not legal advice — we haven't seen your agreement. A tenants' advice service can help.