Section 85 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Power to change rents and procedure for changing rents

Power to change rents and procedure for changing rents 85 1 Rent regulations may give a local housing authority power to change the rent payable under a tenancy for the purpose of complying with the regulations.

2 Rent regulations may make provision about the procedure for changing rent to comply with the regulations (whether the change is made using a power given by regulations under subsection (1) or otherwise).

3 Regulations made in reliance on subsection (2) may, in particular—

a make provision about the review of decisions to increase rent;

b give rights of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal and amend existing rights of appeal.

4 Regulations under this section may amend any provision made by or under an Act passed before this Act or in the same Session.