Advice and Guidance
Publications, Leaflets & Forms - Fair Rent
What is a Fair Rent?
Fair Rents are a form of rent control applicable for most private sector rented accommodation without a residential landlord and which was let before 15 January 1989. The Rent Act 1977 provides the rules for setting Fair Rents and the Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999 limits the amount of rent that can be charged by linking increases to the Retail Prices Index. Further information is available in the Information leaflets listed below.
These Fair Rent advice leaflets are also available in the following languages
Chinese |
Hindi |
Gujerati |
Punjabi |
Urdu |
Arabic |
Please make sure you send completed application forms to the right Rent Service office
| Name / Link | Subject | Detail | Type | Link |
| The Role of the Rent Officer and Rent Assessment Committee |
Fair Rent | This leaflet explains the role of the Rent Officer, the Rent Assessment Committee and how the two will work together as and when required. Braille and spoken word versions availble on request |
Information leaflet |  |
| Understanding your Registered Rent | Fair Rent | This leaflet is a general guide to the register sheet and the registration process. It is not intended as a guide to landlord and tenant law. If you are not sure about anything on the rent register sheet or in this leaflet, you can ask us for more information. If you have questions about your legal rights or obligations, you should ask a solicitor or a Citizens’ Advice Bureau. Braille and spoken word versions availble on request |
Information leaflet | |
| Application for Registration of Rent (RR1) |
Fair Rent Registration | Registering your fair rent by completing the RR1 application form . |
Application form |
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| Application for Registration of Rent (RR1A) |
Fair Rent Registration | Registering a fair rent in the case of a statutory tenancy arising at the end of a long tenancy under Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. |
Application form |
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| Application for Registration of Rent (RR1C) |
Fair Rent Registration | Registering a fair rent for Statutory Tenants under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976. |
Application form |
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| Joint Application for Cancellation of a Registered Rent (RR103) | Joint Fair Rent Cancellation | Not for use where the landlord is a registered Housing Association or the registration is under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 Joint application for the cancellation of a registered rent. |
Application form | |
| Application for Cancellation of Registration of Rent (RR104) | Fair Rent Cancellation | Not for use where the landlord is a registered Housing Association or the registration is under the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 Application for the cancellation of Registered rent where there is no regulated tenancy |
Application form | |
| Agricultural Workers and Fair Rents | Agricultural Tenancy | This leaflet gives basic details about agricultural workers and fair rents. The registration and objection procedure is covered in more detail in another leaflet ‘The role of the rent officer and the rent assessment committee’. If you need more information or want more detail, please contact your local Rent Service office | Information Leaflet | |
| Notice of Increase form | Regulated tenancy | Published @ http://www.oyezformslink.co.uk/topsellers.asp. You will have to pay for a copy of this form (£4 for one form). Please note these forms are not provided by The Rent Service. |
Application form |  |
