§ 100. Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether his attention has been drawn to the growing abuse by property owners of Section 12 (7), of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920, whereby a landlord who charges a rental of less than two-thirds the rateable value can remove a property outside the scope of the Act; if he is aware that tenants are being induced to pay heavy premiums for such tenancies; and if he will take prompt action to frustrate this evasion of the Rent Restriction Acts.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanThe answer to the first two parts is "No." As regards the third, I have no powers in this matter.