Member

The Government are of the view that our reforms on rent in advance strike the right balance. They give the landlord the confidence necessary to let to tenants while protecting tenants from requests for large amounts of rent in advance. Once a tenancy has been entered into, a landlord is free to request up to the first month’s rent before the tenancy start date. A tenant will also be free to pay any amount of rent from this point, should it suit their circumstances. For those reasons, we feel that the amendment is unnecessary.