Section 80 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Mandatory rents for high income local authority tenants

Mandatory rents for high income local authority tenants 80 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the levels of rent that an English local housing authority must charge a high income tenant of social housing in England.

2 The regulations may, in particular, require the rent—

a to be equal to the market rate, b to be a proportion of the market rate, or c to be determined by reference to other factors.

3 The regulations may, in particular, provide for the rent to be different—

a for people with different incomes, or b for social housing in different areas.

4 The regulations may create exceptions for high income tenants of social housing of a specified description.

5 The regulations may require a local housing authority to have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State when determining rent in accordance with the regulations.

6 Regulations under this section are referred to in this Chapter as “ rent regulations ”.