Regulation 9 Rental auction, fourth week: the auction pack

(1)

The local authority must before the end of the fourth week serve on the landlord the following documents (“the auction pack”)—

(a)

the tenancy contract, and the terms of the tenancy, revised, where appropriate, to take account of any representations made by the landlord;

(b)

a brief explanation as to how the landlord’s representations have been taken into consideration;

(c)

the information requested under regulation 7(2)(a) given by the landlord, so far as it is available;

(d)

the evidence of the landlord’s title to the premises provided by the landlord as requested under regulation 7(2)(b), so far as is available;

(e)

a marketing brochure;

(f)

the results of the searches undertaken under regulation 6(1)(b), so far as they are available;

(g)

the certificates and other information requested from the landlord under regulation 7(2)(c), (d) and (e), so far as they are available;

(h)

any survey of the premises carried out on behalf of the local authority.

(2)

The local authority must include the following information in the marketing brochure—

(a)

the postal address for the premises;

(b)

the suitable high-street use for the premises determined by the local authority;

(c)

the contact details for the local authority or for the person who is acting on behalf of the local authority in relation to the rental auction.

(3)

The local authority must also use its reasonable endeavours to include the following information in the marketing brochure—

(a)

a plan showing the location of the premises;

(b)

photographs of both the internal and the external parts of the premises;

(c)

the floor areas of the premises;

(d)

the business rates liability for the premises;

(e)

the business improvement district levy applicable to the premises, if any;

(f)

where available, the service charge payable for the premises for the last service charge year, and the service charge proposed for the current service charge year;

(g)

the insurance premium payable in relation to the current insurance policy for the premises;

(h)

whether supplies made to the tenant pursuant to the tenancy are exempt from value added tax.