§ Mrs. McKayasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he 306W is aware that the London Rent Assessment Panel have decided the rent of Mr. J. F. McEvery, of 126 Cavendish Road, London, S.W.12, in confirmation of the rent assessment officer's report, which contains the grounds that it is making a reduction from the market value for the scarcity element which appears to be in contravention of Section 27 of the Rent Act 1965 which excludes consideration of market rent in these cases; and if he will now take steps to ensure that Section 27 is complied with by rent assessment officers and rent assessment committees.
§ Mr. MacCollSection 27 of the Rent Act, 1965 provides that in determining a fair rent, regard should be had to all the circumstances of the case, excluding personal circumstances and that any effect of scarcity should be disregarded.
It would not be right for me to disuss the merits of an individual decision, but I have no reason to believe that these provisions are not being complied with by rent officers and rent assessment committees.