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Changing the Rent (England) | During the Tenancy (England) | England

Increase rent after section 21

15 Mar 2021 | 3 comments

Can a landlord increase the rent with a section 13 after issuing a section 21

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  1. guildy
    guildy on 15/03/2021 at 4:48 pm

    Technically, this is perfectly possible.

    However, in the past we have seen lengthy delays at possession caused by this. The argument being: did the section 13 notice discontinue the section 21 because it’s an indication that the tenant may now remain (at a higher rent). Effectively, did the section 13 withdraw the section 21?

    The answer should be “no” because the two pieces of legislation are not connected but nonetheless it could raise an argument and cause extensive delays (as has happened in the past).

  2. Property2008
    Property2008 on 20/04/2021 at 3:03 pm

    Can a section 21 be issued straight after a section 13

  3. guildy
    guildy on 20/04/2021 at 5:11 pm

    Same applies (technically possible) but the same problems could arise. We accept it’s lessor of an argument that way around.

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