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Similarly, Amendment 103, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Carrington, would permit the tribunal to determine a rent increase higher than that proposed by the landlord, where market rates allow. Tenants should feel safe to challenge unfair rent rises at the First-tier Tribunal. We therefore believe that limiting the tribunal to determine a rent to be either the same or lower than the landlord proposes strikes the right balance for both landlords and tenants. This ensures that landlords can increase the rent to what they think the market level is and empowers tenants to challenge rent increases designed to force them out of their home.