matter of the tenancy granted to the tenant by the contract: prima facie rent is the monetary compensation payable by the tenant in consideration for the grant, however it be described or allocated.”
Although the case was decided under the Rent Restriction Act 1920 (UK), I think that the statement was intended to have general application. In Sidney Trading Co Ltd v Finsbury Borough Council [1952] 1 All ER 460; [1952] 1 TLR 512, money paid by the lessee to the lessor for rates was held to be rent....[121]
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