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What does Landlord mean? In legal practice, a landlord is the person or entity that grants a lease or tenancy of land or buildings and retains the immediate reversionary interest. The term is used descriptively across property and housing law; while particular statutes define “landlord” for specific regimes (notably residential tenancies), its core meaning is consistent in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland. A landlord is entitled to receive rent and enforce the tenant’s covenants and other obligations, and may exercise contractual and statutory remedies (such as possession proceedings, forfeiture in England & Wales and Northern Ireland, or irritancy in Scotland) where the...

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Rent setting across private and social housing: fair rents, formula rents, assured shorthold tenancy rent assessments, and rent standards for local authorities and registered providers (England and Wales)

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The rent a tenant is required to pay is set out in the tenancy agreement binding the Landlord and the tenant, which also regulates their legal relationship. Many agreements allow for rent to be increased during the term, especially where both parties foresee a longer tenancy. Conversely, where the arrangement is for a short, fixed period (as with many assured shorthold tenancies), the rent may stay at a single level for that fixed term. Exactly how rent is fixed, and what rights each party has in relation to increases, will depend on the type of tenancy. The key tenancy types and the legal Rules that govern rent setting are outlined below.

Private Sector tenancies

Rent Act tenancies

What is a Rent Act tenancy?

Most private sector tenancies today are assured or assured shorthold tenancies under the Housing Act 1988 (HA 1988). Private sector tenancies granted on or after 15 January...

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Morayo Fagborun Bennett
Morayo Fagborun Bennett

Morayo specialises in all areas of landlord and tenant and property law. Recent cases include Charalambous v Ng [2014] EWCA Civ 1604 (tenancy deposit schemes), Coope v Ward [2015] EWCA Civ 30 (easement of support and measured duty of care) and Farah v Hillingdon LBC [2014] EWCA Civ 359 (intentionality and homelessness). She also regularly acts in disrepair and dilapidation proceedings, service and estate charge disputes and residential and commercial lease renewals.Morayo’s public law practice includes community care, Court of Protection, deprivation of liberty, welfare benefits, homelessness, judicial review and discrimination law. Recent cases concerned the community care needs of life sentenced prisoners, a deprivation of liberty case on the interface between the MCH and MCA and a test case on the lawfulness of the current practice adopted by decision makers in Employment Support Allowance...

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Date [ date ] Parties [ name of Landlord ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Landlord) [ name of Tenant ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Tenant) [ [ name of Guarantor ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Guarantor) ] [ [ name of Mortgagee ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] (Mortgagee) ] Definitions Within this Deed, the terms below shall be interpreted as follows: [ Annual Rent • the annual sum reserved under the Lease; ] [ Insurance Rent • the Tenant’s share of the Landlord’s costs of insuring the Property (as set out in the Lease); ] Lease • the lease of the Property dated [ date ], entered into between (1) [ the Landlord OR [ name ...

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