Service Charges: Overcharging
Commons · Question 9259 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will consider introducing a statutory requirement for landlords to notify local authorities and the Department for Work and Pensions when a First Tier Tribunal finds they h
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Jun 2026
Where a tenant challenges a proposed rent increase at the Tribunal, any rent increase will be payable only from the start of the next rent period following the date of the Tribunal’s determination. This means that, in such circumstances, if the Tribunal d...