F1Part 4ARent: properties in a rent control area (other than exempt properties)
Chapter 1Initial provisions and restrictions in relation to rent etc.
Key definitions in this Part
43FMeaning of other terms
(1)
In this Part—
“assured tenancy” means an assured tenancy under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988,
“final rent”, in relation to a tenancy, means the amount that was payable in rent at the end of the tenancy,
“initial rent”, in relation to a tenancy, means the amount that is (or is to be) payable in rent at the start of the tenancy,
“previous rent increase”, in relation to a current tenancy, means—
(a)
a setting of the initial rent under the current tenancy that exceeds the final rent under the immediately preceding tenancy, or
(b)
a relevant rent increase.
(2)
For the purpose of this Part, whether property let under a tenancy is the same or substantially the same as property let under a previous tenancy is to be determined with reference to a comparison between the description of each property in the terms applying to each tenancy.