diff --git a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
index f39c17af7..fc1c44585 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,12 @@ private
 
     collection_year = record.collection_start_year
 
-    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_year, la: record.la, beds: record.beds_for_la_rent_range, lettype: record.lettype)
+    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(
+      start_year: collection_year,
+      la: record.la,
+      beds: record.beds_for_la_rent_range,
+      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
@@ -201,7 +206,9 @@ 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")
-      elsif record.beds.blank? || record.beds < LaRentRange::MAX_BEDS
+      end
+
+      if record.weekly_value(record["brent"]) > rent_range.hard_max
         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/spec/models/validations/financial_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/financial_validations_spec.rb
index 1f40f7cbc..8cb777029 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/financial_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/financial_validations_spec.rb
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::FinancialValidations do
           LaRentRange.create!(
             ranges_rent_id: "1",
             la: "E07000223",
-            beds: 1,
+            beds: 4,
             lettype: 1,
             soft_min: 12.41,
             soft_max: 89.54,
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::FinancialValidations do
           record.lettype = 1
           record.period = 1
           record.la = "E07000223"
-          record.beds = 1
+          record.beds = 4
           record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2021, 9, 17)
           record.brent = 9.17
 
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::FinancialValidations do
           record.lettype = 1
           record.period = 1
           record.la = "E07000223"
-          record.beds = 1
+          record.beds = 4
           record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2021, 9, 17)
           record.brent = 200
 
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::FinancialValidations do
           record.period = 1
           record.la = "E07000223"
           record.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 2, 5)
-          record.beds = 1
+          record.beds = 4
           record.brent = 200
 
           financial_validator.validate_rent_amount(record)