Member

Amendment 33 would ensure that any rent increase upheld by the tribunal may take effect from the date originally set out in the landlord’s notice, not merely from the date of the tribunal’s determination, unless to do so would cause undue hardship to the tenant. This retains protection for vulnerable tenants, while removing the automatic procedural advantage currently afforded to any tenant who appeals. As drafted, the Bill all but guarantees delay as a consequence of referral; again, reinforcing the incentive to appeal every rent increase as a matter of course.