# The Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021

S.R. 2021/166 · made 17 June 2021

This Order increases the rents registered with the rent officer for Northern Ireland under Part IV of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 during the period beginning on 2nd April 2007 and ending on 18th July 2021 by 1.5 percent.

Made under: The Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (Article 55)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/registered-rents-increase-order-northern-ireland-2021/pdf/nisr_20210166_en.pdf; NI Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/registered-rents-increase-order-northern-ireland-2021/pdf/nisrem_20210166_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Landlord And Tenant
Made 17th June 2021
Coming into operation 19th July 2021
The Department for Communities, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 55(5) and (6) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
The Department has accepted the recommendation of the Rent Officer made under Article 55(4) of that Order that the rents referred to in Article 55(1) of that Order should be increased.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 19th July 2021.

## 2 Increase of registered rents

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) the rents registered under Part IV of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 during the period beginning on 2nd April 2007 and ending on 18th July 2021 shall be increased by 1.5 percent.
(2) The provision at paragraph (1) does not apply to a rent entered on the Register of Rents unless a certificate of fitness has been issued except where such a certificate is not required.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 17th June 2021.
L.S.
David Polley
A senior officer of the Department for Communities

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order increases the rents registered with the rent officer for Northern Ireland under Part IV of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 during the period beginning on 2nd April 2007 and ending on 18th July 2021 by 1.5 percent.
A landlord must give a tenant at least 4 weeks’ notice of the increase in accordance with Article 49 of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/166 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/registered-rents-increase-order-northern-ireland-2021
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