Article 4 Single room rents determinations

After paragraph 4 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (determinations) insert—

“Single room rents

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(1)

The rent officer shall determine a single room rent in accordance with the following formula—

$$\mathrm{S}=\genfrac{}{}{0.1ex}{}{\mathrm{H}+\mathrm{L}}{2}$$

where—

• S is the single room rent;

• H is the highest rent, in the rent officer’s opinion,—

  1. (a)

     which a landlord might reasonably have been expected to obtain, at the relevant time, for an assured tenancy of a dwelling which meets the criteria in sub-paragraph (2); and

  2. (b)

     which is not an exceptionally high rent; and

• L is the lowest rent, in the rent officer’s opinion, —

  1. (a)

     which a landlord might reasonably have been expected to obtain, at the relevant time, for an assured tenancy of a dwelling which meets the criteria in sub-paragraph (2); and

  2. (b)

     which is not an exceptionally low rent.

(2)

The criteria are—

(a)

that the dwelling under the assured tenancy is in the same locality as the dwelling and is in a reasonable state of repair;

(b)

that, under the assured tenancy, the tenant—

(i)

has the exclusive use of one bedroom;

(ii)

does not have the use of any other bedroom or room suitable for living in;

(iii)

shares the use of a toilet; and

(iv)

shares a kitchen or has no use of a kitchen; and

(c)

that the rent does not include any payment for board and attendance.

(3)

Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) of paragraph 4 apply when ascertaining H and L under this paragraph as if the reference in those sub-paragraphs to H and L were to H and L under this paragraph.”.