Regulated tenant protected from meteoric rent increase where landlord keen to remove him
10th December, 2020Senior partner and statutory tenancies expert Russell Conway protects vulnerable regulated tenant from a 400% rent increase – a common tactic used by landlords to rid themselves of protected tenants. Regulated tenancies The client in question had a regulated tenancy under the Rent Act 1977, which entitled him to the following protections: Regulated tenants pay a ‘fair rent’ which is often substantially lower than market value; Regulated tenants can only be evicted by court order, and a legal reason for eviction must be proved (such as rent arrears). Due to the one...