§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to bring forward proposals(a) requiring landlords to provide tenants with a written statement of their present rates contributions and (b) making it an offence to include that amount in rent payments after 1 April 1990; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David Hunt[holding answer 27 November 1989]: No, since such a provision would not be workable. Many tenants will have a legal basis for ensuring that their rents are not in effect increased as a result of the abolition of domestic rates. The Government will shortly be issuing a leaflet on rents and rates explaining the position for both tenants and landlords.