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4. After paragraph 4 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (determinations) insert—
4A.—(1) The rent officer shall determine a single room rent in accordance with the following formula—
where—
S is the single room rent;
H is the highest rent, in the rent officer’s opinion,—
which a landlord might reasonably have been expected to obtain, at the relevant time, for an assured tenancy of a dwelling which meets the criteria in sub-paragraph (2); and
which is not an exceptionally high rent; and
L is the lowest rent, in the rent officer’s opinion, —
which a landlord might reasonably have been expected to obtain, at the relevant time, for an assured tenancy of a dwelling which meets the criteria in sub-paragraph (2); and
which is not an exceptionally low rent.
(2) The criteria are—
(a)that the dwelling under the assured tenancy is in the same locality as the dwelling and is in a reasonable state of repair;
(b)that, under the assured tenancy, the tenant—
(i)has the exclusive use of one bedroom;
(ii)does not have the use of any other bedroom or room suitable for living in;
(iii)shares the use of a toilet; and
(iv)shares a kitchen or has no use of a kitchen; and
(c)that the rent does not include any payment for board and attendance.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 4 apply when ascertaining H and L under this paragraph as if the reference in those sub-paragraphs to H and L were to H and L under this paragraph.”.
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