Lead member
Matthew Pennycook
Labour, Greenwich and Woolwich
Commons
Decision
Not called
The amendment was debated as part of a group of amendments, but not put to a vote.
Amendment text
Clause 6, page 7, line 4
at end insert—
“13B
Recovery of rent
(1)
Any increased rent which is paid otherwise than in accordance with section 13 or section 13A is recoverable from the landlord by the tenant as a debt claim in the courts.
(2)
The Secretary of State may, by regulations, provide for such claims to be recoverable by proceedings in the First-Tier Tribunal, rather than the courts.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would ensure that in instances where a private landlord increases the rent without issuing a section 13 or section 13A notice the tenant can seek to recover costs through a debt claim in the court. It also provides the government with the power by regulation for such claims to be recoverable by tribunal.