diff --git a/app/models/lettings_log.rb b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
index 635ad8af7..3b891bbb4 100644
--- a/app/models/lettings_log.rb
+++ b/app/models/lettings_log.rb
@@ -444,21 +444,13 @@ class LettingsLog < Log
     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
-    soft_min = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype:).soft_min
+    soft_min = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, 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
-    soft_max = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype:).soft_max
+    soft_max = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, 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/financial_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
index 8f76275af..7688a65b1 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
@@ -188,13 +188,8 @@ private
                       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)
+    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_year, la: record.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
@@ -207,7 +202,7 @@ 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")
-      elsif !(record.needstype == 1 && record.beds > max_beds_in_rent_ranges)
+      elsif !(record.beds.present? && 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 f01c8ed95..d974b6e36 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ module Validations::SoftValidations
   def rent_in_soft_min_range?
     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 = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, 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
 
-    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la: validation_la, beds: validation_beds, lettype: get_lettype)
+    rent_range = LaRentRange.find_by(start_year: collection_start_year, la:, beds: validation_beds, lettype: get_lettype)
     max_beds_in_rent_ranges = 4
     if beds.present? && beds > max_beds_in_rent_ranges
       rent_range.present? && weekly_value(brent) > rent_range.soft_max