Rent Act 1977

Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)

12 In section 2(5) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (as originally enacted), for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute " for the purposes of this subsection the rateable value of the property is that which would be taken as its rateable value for the purposes of section 5 of the Rent Act 1977 ".

13 In section 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, at the end add the following subsection:—

“(7) In determining whether a long tenancy is, or at any time was, a tenancy at a low rent there shall be disregarded such part (if any) of the sums payable by the tenant as is expressed (in whatever terms) to be payable in respect of rates, services, repairs, maintenance, or insurance, unless it could not have been regarded by the parties as a part so payable.

In this section "long tenancy" does not include a tenancy which is, or may become, terminable before the end of the term by notice given to the tenant.”

14 In section 10(2) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, for " Schedule 3 " substitute " Schedule 15 ".

15 In section 12(1)(b) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 for " Cases 1 to 8 in Schedule 3 " substitute " Cases 1 to 9 in Schedule 15 ".

16 In section 22(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, in the definition of " the Rent Act ", for " the Rent Act 1968 " and " Parts III to VI" substitute, respectively, " the Rent Act 1977 " and " Parts II to V ".

17 In section 40(5) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, for the words from " the Rent " to " 1939 " substitute " the Rent Act 1977 ".

18 In section 43(1)(c) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, for " section 9(3) of the Rent Act 1968 " substitute " section 24(2) of the Rent Act 1977 ".

19 In paragraph 17 of Schedule 1, and in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2, to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, for " Schedule 3 " substitute, in each case, " Schedule 15 ".

20 In Schedule 3 to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, in paragraph 2, for " Schedule 3 " and " section 10(1)(a)" substitute respectively " Schedule 15 " and " section 98(1)(a) ".