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          <Strong>PART 2</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Rogue landlords and property agents in England</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/part/2/chapter/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22/part/2/chapter/4" NumberOfProvisions="15" id="part-2-chapter-4" RestrictStartDate="2026-05-01"><Number>CHAPTER 4</Number><Title>Rent repayment orders</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/part/2/chapter/4/crossheading/making-of-rent-repayment-order" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22/part/2/chapter/4/crossheading/making-of-rent-repayment-order" NumberOfProvisions="5" id="part-2-chapter-4-crossheading-making-of-rent-repayment-order" RestrictStartDate="2026-05-01"><Title><Emphasis>Making of rent repayment order</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2026-05-01"><Title><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">Amount of order: supplementary</Addition></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A" id="section-46A"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">46A</Addition></Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A/1" id="section-46A-1"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">1</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">A rent repayment order made against more than one landlord must provide for the landlords to be jointly and severally liable for the amount due under the order.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A/2" id="section-46A-2"><Pnumber><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">2</Addition></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">If a rent repayment order (“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">the original order</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">”) has been made in respect of rent under a tenancy and another rent repayment order (“</Addition><Term><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">the new order</Addition></Term><Addition ChangeId="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff-1777549909250" CommentaryRef="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff">”) is made in respect of rent under the same tenancy, the new order may not require payment to be made in respect of any period in respect of which the original order required payment to be made.</Addition></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-c7f48804612b54905b474b5049ba84ff" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c67q6ikd6-00006" SectionRef="section-46A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/22/section/46A">S. 46A</CitationSubRef> inserted (1.5.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26" id="c67q6ikd6-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2025" Number="26" Title="Renters’ Rights Act 2025">Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c67q6ikd6-00007" id="c67q6ikd6-00008" SectionRef="section-103-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/103/7" Operative="true">ss. 103(7)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c67q6ikd6-00007" id="c67q6ikd6-00009" SectionRef="section-145-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/1">145(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef CitationRef="c67q6ikd6-00007" id="c67q6ikd6-00010" SectionRef="section-145-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/145/7">(7)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c67q6ikd6-00007" id="c67q6ikd6-00011" SectionRef="section-138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/26/section/138">s. 138</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/421" id="c67q6ikd6-00012" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2026" Number="421" Title="The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026">S.I. 2026/421</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c67q6ikd6-00012" id="c67q6ikd6-00013" SectionRef="regulation-3-j" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/421/regulation/3/j">reg. 3(j)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c67q6ikd6-00012" id="c67q6ikd6-00014" SectionRef="regulation-11" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2026/421/regulation/11">reg. 11</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>