Written question asked by Matthew Green (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 November 2004. It was answered by Keith Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 4 November 2004 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many responses the Government received to the recent Office of the Deputy Prime Minister consultation paper Commercial property leases: options for deterring or outlawing the use of upward only rent review clauses; and if he will break down the number of responses by (a) representative organisations, (b) landlords and (c) property occupiers. - Inc figures and ref to consultation paper commercial property leases; options for deterring or outlawing the use of upward only rent review clauses.

Answer: Matthew Green: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many responses the Government received to the recent Office of the Deputy Prime Minister consultation paper, "Commercial Property Leases: Options for Deterring or Outlawing the Use of Upward Only Rent Review Clauses"; and if he will break down the number of responses by (a) representative organisations, (b) landlords and (c) property occupiers. [195433] Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has received 87 responses to its consultation on options for deterring or outlawing the use of upward only rent review clauses in commercial property leases. We are currently analysing the responses and a breakdown of respondents by category will be available when the results of consultation are published next year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195433; 426 c435W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Business premises Leasehold Increases Landlord and tenant Rents Reviews Consultation papers
Contains statistics: Yes
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