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Rent review
These pages contains material dealing with:Rent review arbitration - see contents on left
Date from which rent increase is take effect (Riverside Housing Association v White (HL)
Defective notices
Hypothetical term
Operation by tenant
Presumption of reality - see contents on left
Proviso giving rise to the obligation
Service of notice - address for service
Time of the essence - see contents on left
Turnover rent - inclusive of VAT
Date from which increase to take effect
Riverside Housing Association Ltd v White
[2007] UKHL 20.
Introduction
It is much more common to find rent review disputes in a commercial context. This claim related to an assured tenancy granted by a housing association. The agreement allowed the landlord to increase the rent in June each year. Notwithstanding the provisions of the agreements the landlord decided to increase the rent in April each year. The tenants claimed that four annual notices of rent increases were invalid and that the rent payable should be that which was payable in 1999. The case concerned one tenancy agreement but there were many other tenants who could be affected by the outcome. A decision in favour of th ... THIS IS AN EXTRACT OF THE FULL TEXT. TO GET THE FULL TEXT, SEE BELOW
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