Part IIE+W Private Sector Tenants

MiscellaneousE+W

79 Meaning of “ premium” in Part IX of Rent Act 1977.E+W

In section 128 of the 1977 Act (interpretation of Part IX, which prohibits premiums etc.) for the definition of “ premium”, in subsection (1), there is substituted the following definition— premium” includes—

(a)any fine or other like sum ;

(b)any other pecuniary consideration in addition to rent ; and

(c)any sum paid by way of a deposit, other than one which does not exceed one-sixth of the annual rent and is reasonable in relation to the potential liability in respect of which it is paid.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of ss. 55(1), 59(2)(3), 61(1)–(7), 62, 63, 65(1)–(5), 66(1)–(4), 67–69, 70(1), 71, 73(1)–(4), 74(1)(2), 75, 76, 78, 79, 138, 141, 143(3), 148, 152(3) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991