Statutory guidance

Rent repayment orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Statutory guidance for local housing authorities on the extension of rent repayment orders.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 6 April 2017

Applies to England

Documents

Rent repayment orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5038-0

PDF, 560 KB, 24 pages

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Details

Guidance to help local authorities use their powers to seek a rent repayment order against a landlord in the private rented sector.

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 extended rent repayment orders to cover illegal eviction, breach of a banning order and certain other specified offences.

This comes into force on 6 April 2017.

We have also published guidance on:

• civil penalties
• banning orders
• the database of rogue landlords and property agents

Published 6 April 2017