diff --git a/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
index e56a16783..8f28bff74 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ module Validations::HouseholdValidations
     end
   end
 
+  def validate_layear(record)
+    return unless record.layear && record.renewal
+
+    if record.is_renewal? && record.layear == 1
+      record.errors.add :layear, I18n.t("validations.household.renewal_just_moved_to_area.layear")
+      record.errors.add :renewal, I18n.t("validations.household.renewal_just_moved_to_area.renewal")
+    end
+  end
+
 private
 
   def household_no_illness?(record)
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 88f51874e..bcfe32f46 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ en:
         reasonpref:
           not_homeless: "Answer cannot be ‘no’ as the tenant was homeless or about to lose their home"
       previous_la_known: "Enter name of local authority"
+      renewal_just_moved_to_area:
+        layear: 'The household cannot have just moved to the local authority area if this letting is a renewal'
+        renewal: 'This letting cannot be a renewal if the household has just moved to the local authority area'
       gender:
         retired_male: "Answer cannot be ‘male’ as tenant is under 65 and retired"
         retired_female: "Answer cannot be ‘female’ as tenant is under 60 and retired"
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
index e1837a43d..a79db2541 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -566,6 +566,18 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
           .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.previous_la_known"))
       end
     end
+
+    context "when validating layear" do
+      it "household cannot have just moved to area if renewal" do
+        record.layear = 1
+        record.renewal = 1
+        household_validator.validate_layear(record)
+        expect(record.errors["layear"])
+          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.renewal_just_moved_to_area.layear"))
+        expect(record.errors["renewal"])
+          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.renewal_just_moved_to_area.renewal"))
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "previous housing situation validations" do