Leasehold Reform Act 1967

Regulated tenancies E+W

3 (1) The amount of the rent payable under a regulated tenancy arising by virtue of Part I of the M1 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 shall, subject to the provisions of that Act as to initial repairs and subject to the operation (as regards the fixing of a fair rent and otherwise) of [F1 the M2 Rent Act 1977], be such amount as may be agreed between the landlord and the tenant or, in default of agreement, the same amount as the rent last payable under the long tenancy; . . . F2 E+W

(2) Where the rent payable under a statutory tenancy is arrived at in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above, then [F3 the M3 Rent Act 1977] shall apply with the following adaptations:—

(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

(b) [F5 section 45(2)] (under which the rent payable for a statutory period of a tenancy is not to exceed that payable for the last contractual period) shall not apply;

(c) [F6 [F7 sections 46 to 48] (which provide] for variations of rent in respect of changes in the burden on the landlord for rates, provision of services etc.) shall apply only if the rent is one arrived at by agreement, and shall then apply as if references to the last contractual period were references to the first statutory period.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (a)

F2 Words substitute new s. 6(1) (b) in Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56) and amend s. 7

F3 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (a)

F4 Para. 3(2) (a) repealed by Housing Finance Act 1972 (c. 47), Sch. 11 Pt. II

F5 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (b)

F6 Words substituted by Rent Act 1968 (c. 23), Sch. 15; continued by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), Sch. 24 para. 30

F7 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (c)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of Sch. 5 paras. 1, 2, Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1954 c. 56.

M2 1977 c. 42.

M3 1977 c. 42.

4 (1) In relation to a rent registered or to be registered for a dwelling-house on an application made with reference to a regulated tenancy arising by virtue of Part I of the M4 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, [F8 the Rent Act 1977] shall have effect subject to the provisions of this paragraph. E+W

(2) An application for the registration of a rent may be made by the landlord or the tenant, or jointly by the landlord and the tenant, before the commencement of the statutory tenancy, but not before the terms of that tenancy other than the amount of the rent have been agreed or determined in accordance with section 7 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954; and the provisions of the [F9 Rent Act 1977] (including the provisions of [F10 section 72] as to the date from which the registration takes effect) shall apply accordingly.

(3) Where a rent is registered in pursuance of an application made by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) above, then a notice under [F11 section 45(2)(b) of the Rent Act 1977] increasing the rent payable may, if the notice is given within four weeks after the date on which the rent is registered, specify as the date from which the increase is to take effect any date not earlier than the commencement of the tenancy nor earlier than the date from which the registration takes effect.

(4) Where initial repairs (within the meaning of Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954) remain to be carried out to the dwelling-house, then in determining what rent is or would be a fair rent regard shall be had under [F9 section 70(1) of the Rent Act 1977] to the state of repair which may be expected to subsist after the completion of the initial repairs.

(5) The provisions of [F8 the Rent Act 1977] as to the amount of the rent recoverable shall be taken as applying to the amount before account is taken of the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 as to initial repairs.

(6) Any entry in the register of a rent or of its confirmation by the rent assessment committee shall indicate that the rent is registered on an application made with reference to a statutory tenancy arising by virtue of Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

Textual Amendments

F8 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (a)

F9 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (f)

F10 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (d)

F11 Words substituted by Rent Act 1977 (c. 42), s. 155(2), Sch. 23 para. 46 (e)

Marginal Citations

M4 1954 c. 56.