§ 83. Mr. Jannerasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is aware that some landlords of decontrolled houses are asking tenants for rents three or four times the amount they are now paying, although the houses are in a bad state of repair; whether he is also aware that this is contrary to the advice which he has given to the National Federation of Property Owners; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that his advice is implemented.
§ Mr. BevinsA tenant of a house decontrolled by Section II (I)of the Act cannot have his net rent increased without his consent before 6th October, 1958; and no notice to quit can take effect before that date. Tenants now being made offers of new agreements therefore have adequate time in which to discuss new terms with their landlords. They have already been advised in the booklet "The Rent Act and You" to take professional advice if they are in doubt about current rental values, and also that the state of repair and the extent of the landlord's responsibility for repairs should affect the rent to be paid.