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Clause 6, page 7, line 38 [Withdrawn]
Clause 6, page 7, line 38, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 8, and insert—
Clause 6, page 8, line 18, at end insert—
“(4F) It shall be an implied term of every assured tenancy to which this section applies that for a period of four years from the commencement of the tenancy the percentage increase between the existing rent and any new rent specified in a notice given under subsection (2) must not exceed whichever is the lesser of—
Clause 7, page 9, line 36, after “tribunal” insert “for a period of four years from the commencement of the tenancy”
Clause 7, page 9, line 37, at end insert “save that no application may be made where the proposed new rent is not increased from the previous rent by a sum greater than that specified in section 13(4F)”
Clause 7, page 10, line 7, at end insert—
“(A4) A landlord of an assured tenancy other than a relevant low-cost tenancy may make application to the appropriate tribunal for the purpose of challenging the rent payable under section 13(4F) on grounds of “exceptional circumstances”.
Clause 7, page 11, line 35, leave out from “if” to end of line 36 and insert “the tribunal determines that the proposed rent is equal to or lower than the open-market rent, or”
Clause 7, page 11, line 38, leave out from “if” to end of line 2 on page 12 and insert “the tribunal determines that the proposed rent is higher than the open-market rent.”
Clause 7, page 12, leave out lines 3 to 7 and insert—
“(4) If the tribunal determines that the proposed rent is equal to or lower than the open-market rent—
Clause 7, page 12, line 17, at end insert—
““the rent difference” means the difference between the rent payable under the tenancy immediately before the determination is made and the new rent for each period of the tenancy;
Clause 9, page 15, line 39, at end insert—
“(4A) For the avoidance of doubt, if a tenant fails to pay the deposit and the first month’s rent after the lease has been entered into but before the tenancy start date as stated in the lease, the landlord is not required to grant possession of the property of the tenancy and if the tenant continues to fail to pay the deposit and the first month’s rent for a further 28 days then the landlord is entitled to treat the lease as annulled.”
Clause 11, page 18, line 9, at end insert—
“(5A) The circumstances in which it is unreasonable for a superior landlord to refuse consent through the landlord include, but are not limited to, the following—
Clause 14, page 23, line 22, at end insert “, or
(iii) the dwelling house has been demonstrably available for purchase on the open market at a fair price for not less than six months and the landlord has not had any suitable offers to purchase the dwelling house.”
After Clause 20, insert the following new Clause—
“Restriction on landlord’s ability to require tenant to provide guarantor
After Clause 63, insert the following new Clause—
“Post-legislative review: security and stability for renters
Clause 101, page 134, line 13, at end insert—
“(iii) that is provided by the Ministry of Defence for use as service family accommodation.”
After Clause 136, insert the following new Clause—
“Review of the impact of this Act on the judicial system