PART 4Social housing in England

CHAPTER 3Rents for high income social tenants

Mandatory rents for local authority tenants

I185Power to change rents and procedure for changing rents

1

Rent regulations may give a local housing authority power to change the rent payable under a tenancy for the purpose of complying with the regulations.

2

Rent regulations may make provision about the procedure for changing rent to comply with the regulations (whether the change is made using a power given by regulations under subsection (1) or otherwise).

3

Regulations made in reliance on subsection (2) may, in particular—

a

make provision about the review of decisions to increase rent;

b

give rights of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal and amend existing rights of appeal.

4

Regulations under this section may amend any provision made by or under an Act passed before this Act or in the same Session.