Your new rent for 2026

We want to help as many people as possible. Last year, 170,000 children were living in temporary accommodation - with 1.3m families on waiting lists for up to three years.

If we stopped building new homes, families in similar positions to what you might have been in will struggle to get off the housing waiting list. We're also one of the only landlords building more social homes in the area - so we want to keep helping. 

Absolutely.

In November, we consulted with our Customer Community about this rent change. They shared concerns about keeping homes warm and insulated. 

We’re pleased to say we’ve secured £1.2m from the Warm Homes Grant. We’ll use this to improve insultation and install energy efficient doors, windows and solar panels at 130+ homes that need it most.

Absolutely - we're one of the top landlords out of 200 in the country for this. This year, we've already put aside £10m with more to come.

It's a fair question - and we know it sounds strange. 

Our homes are discounted compared to the private market. Most new B3Living homes are rented at 80% of the private market price.

However, we don’t set the rent level based on who is living in the home. Sometimes we get grant funding. This means we can afford to charge a lower rent (60%) on some homes within the same estate.

Click here for more on rent differences.

There's a few things:

We'll continue reinvesting into our homes. This is something we've always done and this year is no exception. We've already put aside £10m with more on the way. 

We understand that sometimes it's the small things that can make the difference: 

• Somewhere to safely store a buggy
• A small play area
• A communal shed for garden tools

That's why we've launched the Neighbourhood Improvement Bid (NIB) - giving you a say in what gets done. 

Have an idea? Get in touch with our neighbourhood team on 01992 453700 (option 3). They'll tell you more about what happens next.

No.

Rents naturally change every year to keep your home safe and maintained. It's to cover our costs and make sure we can still provide the same services. 

Your rent would have still changed if we didn't move. 

You can find out more about why we moved here. 

On Mon 6 April (not before), log into your Universal Credit journal and fill in the "To-do" section with your new charges.

If you don't, you might not get paid the right amount after April or your benefits could stop completely. 

You can't update your journal before Mon 6 April. So, please don't forget. 

We'll contact Housing Benefit for you. You don't need to do anything.

You'll need to contact your Housing Benefit department at your local council to let them know to let them know about your new charges. 

We'll update your direct debit for you so you don't need to do anything.

You'll get an email/letter from our payments service, AllPay, to confirm.

You'll need to update the amount coming out of your account from Mon 6 April.

We don't want anyone to struggle. If you're worried about paying, please speak to us. We’re well connected and can find the right support for you.

01992 453700

rents@b3living.org.uk

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