Regulation 19 Duty to conduct a rent assessment or an assessment of money payable in lieu of rentI1

must conduct a rent assessment or an assessment of money payable in lieu of rent in connection with a rent review which is required under the terms of a tenancy or licence of a tied pub of which it is the landlord; and

must conduct a rent assessment or an assessment of money payable in lieu of rent where a tied pub tenant of such a pub requests it under paragraph (2).

such an assessment has not ended within the period of 5 years ending with the date of the request;

there is a significant increase in the price at which a product or service which is subject to a product or service tie is supplied to the tied pub tenant; or

the tied pub tenant demonstrates that a trigger event has occurred by means of a written analysis of the level of trading which is forecast for a period of 12 months or more beginning with the day on which the tenant makes the request.

in the case of a request made under paragraph (2)(b), must be received by the pub-owning business within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the tied pub tenant receives notification of the significant increase; and

in the case of a request made under paragraph (2)(c), must be received by the pub-owning business within the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the tied pub tenant sends the written analysis referred to in that paragraph to the pub-owning business.

an annual or other periodic indexation of rent;

a change in rent in connection with the receipt of a corresponding benefit from the pub-owning business;

a change in rent in connection with the freeing of the tied pub tenant from a product or service tie;

any discussions in respect of changes in rent which are carried out within a review of the business provided for under the terms of the tenancy or licence.