# Housing Act 1980, Paragraph 2


In section 16 of the Act of 1951 (protection of tenure of rented premises not within section 15, by extension of the Rent Acts) for subsections (4) to (7) there are substituted the following subsections—
“(4) The rent for any rental period shall be the amount payable for the last rental period of the tenancy qualifying for protection but subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with section 46 or 47 of the Rent Act 1977 (adjustment, with respect to rates, services and furniture, of recoverable rent for statutory periods before registration).
(5) Subsection (4) above has effect subject to any agreement between the parties for the payment of a lower rent ; and where a lower rent is agreed it shall not be increased in accordance with section 46 or 47 of the Act of 1977 but may, notwithstanding anything in any other enactment, be increased by agreement in writing between the parties up to the amount payable under subsection (4) above.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/51/schedule/25/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1980/schedule-25/paragraph-2
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