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The Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order is a Statutory Instrument (secondary legislation introduced by the Government) which came into effect on 1 February 1999. The Order made changes to the way in which Rent Officers and Rent Assessment Committees register rents following the assessment of fair rent for properties let since before 15 January 1989.
The Rent Officer is primarily responsible for the constitution and the working of rent assessment committees, which hear appeals from either landlords or tenants and determines appropriate rents for their property. The Rent Assessment Panel is a Non Departmental Public Body whose function is to determine appropriate rents for private sector residential accommodation which was let before 15 January 1989.
For further information about Fair Rents and Fair Rent inspections, please contact The Rent Service (the government agency responsible for rent assessments):
Postal address:
5 Welbeck St
London
W1G 9YQ
Telephone: 020 7023 6076 (Customer Services)
Website: http://www.therentservice.gov.uk/
See Also
- Accommodation certificates - fitness for human habitation
- Empty properties
- Home improvements - housing renovation grant for a private property
- Homeowners
- Housing benefit - appeals
- Housing benefit - backdated claims
- Housing benefit - change of circumstances
- Housing benefit - new claim
- Housing benefit - overpayments
- Housing benefit - renewal
- Private landlords
- Private tenants - advice and support