C1C4C3C5Part II Rented Accommodation
Pt. II excluded (3.9.2007) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), ss. 38(4)(10), 195(3) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2007/270, art. 3
Pt. II excluded (31.8.2011) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1), s. 195(3), Sch. 5 para. 3(10) (with s. 193); S.S.I. 2010/159, art. 3
Pt. 2 excluded by 2002 c. 29, s. 269A(5) (as inserted (27.4.2017 for specified purposes, 31.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Criminal Finances Act 2017 (c. 22), ss. 29(5), 58(1)(6); S.I. 2018/78, reg. 3(l))
Assured tenancies—rents and other terms
C2C624 Increases of rent under assured tenancies.
1
For the purpose of securing an increase in the rent under F1a statutory assured tenancy, the landlord may serve on the tenant a notice in the prescribed form proposing a new rent to take effect—
a
if the tenancy was F2at the time of service of the notice a contractual tenancy (whether or not renewed by operation of tacit relocation), immediately after its termination; or
b
if the tenancy was F2at the time of service of the notice not such a contractual tenancy, at any time during the tenancy,
but not earlier than the expiry of the minimum period after the date of service of the notice.
2
The minimum period referred to in subsection (1) above is F3except in a case where section 25A applies—
a
if the assured tenancy is for 6 months or more, 6 months;
b
if the assured tenancy is for less than 6 months, the duration of the tenancy or one month (whichever is the longer) F4and in any case to which section 25A applies, one month.
3
Where a notice is served under subsection (1) above, a new rent specified in the notice shall take effect as mentioned in the notice unless, before the beginning of the period to which the new rent relates—
a
the tenant refers the notice to F9the First-tier Tribunal in the prescribed form; or
b
the landlord and the tenant agree on a variation of the rent which is different from that proposed in the notice or agree that the rent should not be varied.
4
Where a notice is served under subsection (1) above but the rent under the tenancy has previously been increased (whether by agreement or by virtue of a notice under subsection (1) above or a determination under section 25 below) the new rent shall take effect not earlier than the first anniversary of the date on which that increase took effect.
5
Nothing in this section
F5a
extends to a statutory assured tenancy of which there is a term which makes provision for an increase in rent (including provision whereby the rent for a particular period will or may be greater than that for an earlier period) by an amount specified inF6, or fixed by reference to factors specified in, the tenancy contract or by a percentage there specifiedF6, or fixed by reference to factors there specified, of an amount of rent payable under the tenancy F7or
b
affects the operation of any term of a contractual tenancy which makes provision for an increase in rent (including provision whereby the rent for a particular period will or may be greater than that for an earlier period)
F86
The factors referred to in subsection (5) above must be—
a
factors which, once specified, are not wholly within the control of the landlord; and
b
such as will enable the tenant at all material times to ascertain without undue difficulty any amount or percentage falling to be fixed by reference to them.
Pt. II (ss. 12–55) excluded by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 103, 128, 145, 335