§ Ms MoranTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 17 December 1998,Official Report, columns 638–39, what progress he has made in making an Order under section 31 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to limit exceptionally high fair rent increases. [65870]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThe Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 (SI 1999/No. 6) was laid before Parliament on Monday 11 January 1999 and will come into force on 217W Monday 1 February 1999. My Department will be issuing an explanatory leaflet about the new limits later this month. Details will also appear on our internet site.