Commercial Premises (Rent)(Amendment) Notice, 2024 (No. 6)
The fee for an application under the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations rises from US$10 to US$25, payable in local currency at the prevailing rate — landlords and tenants taking rent disputes to the board pay two and a half times more.
The Minister of Industry and Commerce has raised a single fee in the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations, 1983. In section 7(3)(h), which deals with applications, "ten United States dollars" is replaced with "twenty-five United States dollars", payable in local currency at the prevailing rate of exchange.
That is a 150 per cent increase on the application fee for commercial rent matters. It is still a small amount in absolute terms, but it is the entry cost for a landlord or tenant bringing a matter under the lease control regime.
The notice does not reproduce the provision it amends, so exactly which application attracts the fee has to be read in S.I. 676 of 1983 itself. No commencement date is stated, and no other fee in the regulations is touched.
A printing note: the running head on the gazette page reads "S.I. 66 of 2024" although this is S.I. 69 of 2024.
What changed
- The application fee in section 7(3)(h) of the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations, 1983 rises from US$10 to US$25
- The fee is payable in local currency at the prevailing rate of exchange
Who this affects
- commercial landlords letting shops, offices and industrial premises
- business tenants under controlled commercial leases
- the rent board and its administrative staff
- estate agents and property lawyers filing applications
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.