Thanks, Paul, for your reply. We’ve now had advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau confirming that the rent review clause in the tenancy agreement would only apply if the tenancy became a periodic one. As the proposed rent increase is in line with local rents and my sister would like the security of another fixed term, she’s accepted the offer of another year’s tenancy at the higher rent.
It will be interesting to see what happens next year with the government’s Renters Rights Bill as I believe they are planning to make all tenancies periodic.
Kind regards, Jan