Section 69: Application to Lands Tribunal for order confirming rent
267.This section makes provision for the landlord to obtain an order from the Lands Tribunal that the annual rent in relation to a lease exceeds £100. If such an order is granted, the landlord may register the order under section 64 to claim an exemption.
268.Subsection (3) provides that an application can only be made to the Tribunal if an attempt has been made to reach agreement with the tenant. Subsection (4) provides that any application to the Tribunal must outline what had been done to obtain an agreement and must be made within a year of the section coming into force.
269.Subsection (1)(a) provides that the application may be for an order that the annual rent immediately before the appointed day will be over £100. Such an order might be sought, for example, where the landlord allocates cumulo rent under section 39 and the allocated rent for an individual lease is over £100.
270.Subsection (1)(b), as read with subsection (2), provides that the application may be for an order that the annual rent was over £100 at any point in the 5 years before Royal Assent. This reflects that some leases may have variable rent. Landlords may wish to claim an exemption as variable rent may mean that the rent paid in any one year in the 5 years before Royal Assent exceeds £100 even though the base rent laid down in the lease is under £100.
