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QLD Renewal Kit · Edition 1

The rent increase decision, worked out

For each of the three situations a Queensland renter can be in: an increase notice during your lease, a new lease at a higher rent, or a fixed term rolling over to periodic.

Pages
29, A4
Format
PDF, plus the seven letters as text files
Edition
Edition 1, October 2026
Sources
Checked against the Act and the RTA on 21 October 2026
Price
A$29Total price. No subscription.

Buying opens 30 October 2026

What’s inside

Seven chapters, in the order you need them

  1. 0

    Quick start

    Which of the three situations you are in, the three dates to write down today, and what to do this week.

  2. 1

    What the law says

    Notice rules, the 12-month rule, what a valid notice must say, and how to ask for proof of the last increase.

  3. 2

    Accept, ask or move

    The 52-week method with a worked example, the cash you need to move, and what changes the answer.

  4. 3

    Ask well

    Seven letters with notes on tone, three phone scripts, and what to do if the answer is no.

  5. 4

    If the increase looks excessive

    The RTA conciliation and QCAT path, drawn against the 30-day clock, and what QCAT weighs.

  6. 5

    If you move

    Notice periods, the exit inspection, getting your bond back, and break-lease costs if you leave early.

  7. 6

    Free help

    The RTA, QSTARS, Tenants Queensland and QCAT: what each does and what to have ready when you call.

  8. A

    Worksheets

    The 52-week comparison, the cash you need to move, and an evidence and call log, with room to write.

Sample pages

See it before you buy

Three real pages from the kit.

Kit page 3: the quick start, with a flowchart for working out which of the three situations you are in and a table of the notice rules and 30-day windows for each.Edition 1 draft
Quick start. The flowchart and table that sort out which rules apply to you.
Kit page from chapter 3: Letter 4, a request for evidence of the last rent increase, set in a ruled box with the parts to edit highlighted.Edition 1 draft
A letter, annotated. Letter 4 asks for proof of the last increase, with notes on what to change.
Kit page 21: a timeline showing the notice on day 0, Form 16 lodged early inside the 30 days, the day-30 QCAT limit, then the RTA and QCAT steps in order.Edition 1 draft
The 30-day clock. Where RTA Form 16 sits against the QCAT limit, step by step.

Shown smaller than printed. The full kit is 29 A4 pages.

What it is not

Information, not advice

The kit is general information and template letters you adapt and send yourself. It is not legal advice, it was not written by a lawyer, and it does not replace the free services below. If you have a deadline running, call them first.

  • QSTARS 1300 744 263 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, plus 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday
  • RTA 1300 366 311 Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm

The bundle

Add a report built from your numbers

For A$59 you get the kit plus a 6 to 8 page report built from the figures you enter in the free check: your increase, the matching median where we have one, the three-path comparison, your dates, and a letter to start from.

Your entries stay in your browser. The report is built there after payment, so your rent, postcode and dates are never sent to us, to the payment provider or to the email service.

Buy once, keep it

Everything for this renewal

One PDF and the letters, emailed straight after payment.

Pages
29, A4
Format
PDF, plus the seven letters as text files
Edition
Edition 1, October 2026
Sources
Checked against the Act and the RTA on 21 October 2026
Price
A$29Total price. No subscription.

Buying opens 30 October 2026

Sold by Roy Stewart McPherson trading as Prevail Partners, ABN 32 474 956 639. Payment is processed by Stripe; your card details never reach us. 14-day change-of-mind refund, on top of your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. How refunds work.

Questions

Before you buy

Which situation am I in?

There are three. An increase notice during your current agreement; a new agreement you sign at a higher rent; or a fixed term that rolls over to a periodic agreement. The two-page quick start at the front of the kit works it out with you, because the notice rules and the 30-day windows differ for each.

Will this tell me if the increase is excessive?

No. Only QCAT decides that. The kit shows what QCAT weighs, how to gather the evidence, and how the RTA and QCAT steps fit around the 30-day limit, so you can prepare properly or decide it is not worth pursuing.

What if my postcode is not covered?

The law, the letters and the 52-week method in the kit apply anywhere in Queensland. Only the median-rent comparison in the free check and the report is limited to six inner-Brisbane postcodes. Outside them, the report says there is no matching median and still gives you the comparison, your dates and letter guidance.

How do refunds work?

Ask within 14 days for any reason and we refund you in full, usually within two business days. That sits on top of your rights under the Australian Consumer Law, which cannot be excluded.

Who makes this?

RenterRescue is a digital product published and sold by Roy McPherson in Brisbane, trading as Prevail Partners. We are not a law firm, a government agency or a tenant advice service, and nobody here can give you legal advice.