The tenant sought to request the Committee to fix his rent. He sent the application, but it was not received before it came into effect. He appealed a rejection of his claim as out of time.
Held: The regulation required the rent to be referred to the committee before the new rent came into effect. That required the notice to be received in time. A reference to the committee could not be construed to include the sending of the notice.
Judges:
Sir Richard Tucker
Citations:
Times 25-Nov-2002, Gazette 09-Jan-2003
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina on the Application of Lester v The London Rent Assessment Committee CA 12-Mar-2003
The court faced the question of, whether if a landlord serves a notice on an assured tenant under section 13(2) of the Act proposing an increase in rent, that will be the rent unless, before the beginning of the new period specified in the notice . .
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Landlord and Tenant, Housing
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.178297
