Housing

Rent Officer Service

The Rent Officer's work mainly centres on the private rented housing sector in England.

They currently:

Carry out rental valuations for housing benefit purposes, i.e. to determine whether housing benefit claimants (and prospective claimants who request a pre-tenancy determination) are being asked to pay more rent than their landlords might reasonably be expected to obtain in open market conditions
Make fair rent determinations
Advise local authorities about the effects on rent of housing renovation grant applications by landlords
They also carry out rental valuations and provide information, on a more informal basis, for a variety of customers within the public and private sector

For further information about the Rent Service, visit the Rent Service website.