A Bill to prohibit the use of upward-only rent review clauses in commercial rent agreements; to nullify existing such clauses; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sarah OlneyLiberal Democrat
29 April 2022
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This Bill would ban upward-only rent review clauses in commercial leases and cancel any such clauses that already exist. Its aim is to make rent reviews fairer for tenants by preventing automatic rent rises at review. It covers all commercial rent agreements and is a Private Members’ Bill introduced by Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrat party.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading stage in the House of Commons; no further stages are listed in the provided information.
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21 Jun 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
