# The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016, Regulation 18: Further information and advice in relation to the rent proposal


(1) The pub-owning business—
(a) must comply with any reasonable request for further information which—
(i) is relevant to the negotiation of the initial or revised rent; or
(ii) may allow the tied pub tenant to understand that rent,
and which is made by the prospective tenant or a person acting on behalf of the tenant; or
(b) must provide to the tied pub tenant, within the period of 7 days beginning with day on which the request was received, a reasonable explanation why the information required is not provided.
(2) The pub-owning business must advise the tied pub tenant to obtain independent professional advice in connection with the initial or revised rent before the tenant agrees that rent.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111146330/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pubs-code-etc-regulations-2016-ukdsi-2016-9780111146330/regulation-18
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