diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index 23d46c4c5..d87560de9 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -435,35 +435,29 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
     Csv::LettingsLogCsvService.new(user).to_csv
   end
 
+  def validation_beds
+    if needstype == 2
+      0
+    else
+      beds.nil? ? nil : [beds, 4].min
+    end
+  end
+
+  def validation_la
+    if needstype == 2
+      defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
+    else
+      la
+    end
+  end
+
   def soft_min_for_period
-    beds = if needstype == 2
-             0
-           else
-             self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
-           end
-    la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
-         else
-           self.la
-         end
-
-    soft_min = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la:, beds:, lettype:).soft_min
+    soft_min = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype:).soft_min
     "#{soft_value_for_period(soft_min)} #{SUFFIX_FROM_PERIOD[period].presence || 'every week'}"
   end
 
   def soft_max_for_period
-    beds = if needstype == 2
-             0
-           else
-             self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
-           end
-    la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
-         else
-           self.la
-         end
-
-    soft_max = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la:, beds:, lettype:).soft_max
+    soft_max = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype:).soft_max
     "#{soft_value_for_period(soft_max)} #{SUFFIX_FROM_PERIOD[period].presence || 'every week'}"
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
index 6ee9398d7..78699be8d 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -28,36 +28,14 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
   def rent_in_soft_min_range?
     return unless brent && weekly_value(brent) && startdate
 
-    beds = if needstype == 2
-             0
-           else
-             self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
-           end
-    la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
-         else
-           self.la
-         end
-
-    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la:, beds:, lettype: get_lettype)
+    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype: get_lettype)
     rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent).between?(rent_range.hard_min, rent_range.soft_min)
   end
 
   def rent_in_soft_max_range?
     return unless brent && weekly_value(brent) && startdate
 
-    beds = if needstype == 2
-             0
-           else
-             self.beds.nil? ? nil : [self.beds, 4].min
-           end
-    la = if needstype == 2
-           defined?(location.location_code) ? location.location_code : nil
-         else
-           self.la
-         end
-
-    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la:, beds:, lettype: get_lettype)
+    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype: get_lettype)
     rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent).between?(rent_range.soft_max, rent_range.hard_max)
   end