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D (14) Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1939
The provisions regarding extortionate rents are administered
by the Senior Sanitary Inspector, and during the
year 77 applications were made for advice and assistance.
The maximum rent of houses brought under control by this
Act is the rent payable at 2nd September 1939, subject to
certain permitted increases. Houses let for the first time after
this date come within the orbit of the Landlord and Tenant
(Rent Control) Act, 1949, which Act provides for application
to be made to a Rent Tribunal for the assessing of a reasonable
rent. This Act also affords an umbrella of protection for
tenants who share accommodation.
Appended below is a summary of improvements effected
under the Rent Restriction Act:—
(a) Rent reduced from £1 6s. 7d. to £1 5s. Id.
(b) Rent reduced from £1 10s. Od. to £1.
(c) Rent reduced from £1 0s. Od. to 16/7.
(d) Rent reduced from 12/3 to 8/6 and £1 10s. Od.
extortionate rent returned to tenant.
(e) Several references were recommended to the Rents
Tribunal under the Furnished Houses (Rent control)
Act, 1946, and the Landlord and Tenant (Rent
control) Act, 1949 with good results.