Member

I know that the National Housing Federation has argued that provisions granting social landlords the ability to use a clause in the tenancy agreement to increase rents could be made clearer. It is essential that changes to the implementation date of new rents are made clearer to avoid difficulties for landlords that would affect their ability to provide services to tenants, as well as to avoid unfairness for tenants. Without the clarification, there is some concern that, as currently drafted, proposed changes may still impact on social landlords’ ability to increase rents in a harmonised way. This could inadvertently disrupt the supply of social housing, fair rent levels for neighbours, and the ability of social landlords to deliver repairs, maintenance and services to tenants.