16 Valuation · 16.1 Valuation principles and terminology

16.1.5 Rent and outgoings: rack, ground, head and standard rent; gross and net income

Rack rent is the full open-market rent; ground rent is rent for bare land; head rent is what a lessee pays his own landlord; profit (improved) rent is what he keeps; standard rent is the rent fixed by rent-control law; and net income = gross income − outgoings is what is capitalised into value.

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Key terms

  • rent
  • rack rent
  • full rental value
  • ground rent
  • secured ground rent
  • building lease
  • head rent
  • sub-lease
  • profit rent
  • improved rent
  • standard rent
  • Maharashtra Rent Control Act 1999
  • contract rent
  • economic rent
  • under-rented
  • over-rented
  • gross income
  • outgoings
  • municipal taxes
  • repairs
  • insurance
  • management and collection
  • sinking fund
  • vacancies
  • services
  • net income

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