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Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 80 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

80Mandatory rents for high income local authority tenantsE+W
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(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the levels of rent that an English local housing authority must charge a high income tenant of social housing in England.

(2)The regulations may, in particular, require the rent—

(a)to be equal to the market rate,

(b)to be a proportion of the market rate, or

(c)to be determined by reference to other factors.

(3)The regulations may, in particular, provide for the rent to be different—

(a)for people with different incomes, or

(b)for social housing in different areas.

(4)The regulations may create exceptions for high income tenants of social housing of a specified description.

(5)The regulations may require a local housing authority to have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State when determining rent in accordance with the regulations.

(6)Regulations under this section are referred to in this Chapter as “rent regulations”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 80 in force at 1.10.2016 by S.I. 2016/956, reg. 2(a)

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