Where a tenant occupies residential premises under an assured periodic tenancy, the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988) provides a mechanism by which the landlord can increase the rent.
HA 1988, s 13 enables the landlord to serve a written notice on their tenant which proposes a specified increase in the rent.
If the tenant wishes to oppose the rent increase, they can refer the matter to the First-tier Tribunal.
When a landlord serves a notice to increase the rent, HA 1988, s 13(2) specifies when the new rent is to take effect:
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Alexander Campbell
Alex is a skilful and experienced barrister whose practice primarily spans issues of public law and property law. Alex’s experience of complex public law issues including human rights, equality issues makes him extremely well-placed to assist clients in litigation across the many fields of law in which these issues arise.
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