diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index d87560de9..635ad8af7 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -436,10 +436,11 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
   end
 
   def validation_beds
+    max_beds_in_rent_ranges = 4
     if needstype == 2
       0
     else
-      beds.nil? ? nil : [beds, 4].min
+      beds.nil? ? nil : [beds, max_beds_in_rent_ranges].min
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
index 1858d9c1f..8f76275af 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
@@ -182,18 +182,19 @@ private
 
     collection_year = record.collection_start_year
 
-    beds = if record.needstype == 2
-             0
-           else
-             record.beds.nil? ? nil : [record.beds, 4].min
-           end
-    la = if record.needstype == 2
-           defined?(record.location.location_code) ? record.location.location_code : nil
-         else
-           record.la
-         end
-
-    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_year, la:, beds:, lettype: record.lettype)
+    max_beds_in_rent_ranges = 4
+    validation_beds = if record.needstype == 2
+                        0
+                      else
+                        record.beds.nil? ? nil : [record.beds, max_beds_in_rent_ranges].min
+                      end
+    validation_la = if record.needstype == 2
+                      defined?(record.location.location_code) ? record.location.location_code : nil
+                    else
+                      record.la
+                    end
+
+    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype: record.lettype)
 
     if rent_range.present? && !weekly_value_in_range(record, "brent", rent_range.hard_min, rent_range.hard_max) && record.brent.present? && record.period.present?
       if record.weekly_value(record["brent"]) < rent_range.hard_min
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ private
         record.errors.add :rent_type, I18n.t("validations.financial.brent.rent_type.below_hard_min")
         record.errors.add :needstype, I18n.t("validations.financial.brent.needstype.below_hard_min")
         record.errors.add :period, I18n.t("validations.financial.brent.period.below_hard_min")
-      else
+      elsif !(record.needstype == 1 && record.beds > max_beds_in_rent_ranges)
         record.errors.add :brent, I18n.t("validations.financial.brent.above_hard_max")
         record.errors.add :beds, I18n.t("validations.financial.brent.beds.above_hard_max")
         record.errors.add :la, I18n.t("validations.financial.brent.la.above_hard_max")
diff --git a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
index 78699be8d..11cd302a5 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
     return unless brent && weekly_value(brent) && startdate
 
     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)
+    max_beds_in_rent_ranges = 4
+    if beds > max_beds_in_rent_ranges
+      rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent) > rent_range.soft_max
+    else
+      rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent).between?(rent_range.soft_max, rent_range.hard_max)
+    end
   end
 
   (1..8).each do |person_num|