Hi There,
I was filling out the Section 13 - Form 4 Rent Increase Form https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a8083aded915d74e622ee55/Form_4_-_Eng.docx

Question 5 is asking for charges included in the current rent and in the proposed rent. I'm currently renting out a room to someone with bills included (council tax, water bill, electric, gas etc.)

In this section, should I be providing a breakdown of each of the charges in the rent? Given that it is just for a room, do I provide a cost by diving by the total council tax/water charges for the house? Additionally, how do I calculate it for the proposed new rent?

I've read the footnotes and they still don't seem clear.

You should enter in each of the boxes in the second and third columns of the table in paragraph 5 either "nil" or the amount of the existing or proposed charge. You should only enter amounts for council tax and water charges where the tenant does not pay these charges directly. You should only enter fixed service charges which are payable by the tenant in accordance with a term or condition which specifies that these charges will be included in the rent for the tenancy. Only enter an amount for service charges where the tenant has agreed to pay a fixed sum. Do not include in the table any variable service charge, ie a service charge within the meaning of section 18 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, where the whole or part of the sum payable by the tenant varies or may vary according to costs.

Thanks in advance!