RAC/0004/04/22: Flat 4, 64-65 The Kingsway, Swansea
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Applied Rules | Housing Act 1988 |
| Date | 04 August 2022 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Subject Matter | Section 13(4) |
| Court | Rent Assessment Committees |
| Judgement Number | RAC/0004/04/22 |
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRIBUNAL WALES
RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
Reference: RAC/0004/04/22
In the matter of: Flat 4, 64-65 The Kingsway, Swansea, SA1 5HW (‘the Property’).
In the matter of an application under Section 13(4) of the Housing Act 1988 (as amended)
(‘the Act’).
Applicant: Mr Rohan Chaggar
Respondent: Principality Building Society
Committee: Ms Claire Jones (Chairman)
Ms Carole Thomas (Lay Member)
Mr Peter Tompkinson (Surveyor Member)
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DECISION AND REASONS OF THE RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
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The Decision in Summary
1. For the reasons given below, this Tribunal, sitting as a Rent Assessment Committee, hereby
determines that the rent at which the Property might reasonably be expected to be let in the
open market by a willing landlord under an assured shorthold tenancy in April 2022 is £500.00
per month. In the circumstances, the rent of £500.00 per month is payable from 30th June
2022.
The Application
2. The Applicant is the tenant of Flat 4, 64-65 The Kingsway, Swansea, SA1 5HW (‘the
Property’) which he occupies under an assured periodic tenancy. The Applicant initially
occupied the Property under an assured shorthold tenancy agreement between the Applicant
and the Respondent, dated 23rd July 2020 and commencing on 31st July 2020. The agreement
was for an initial fixed six-month period ending on 30th January 2021, at a rent of £460 per
calendar month to be paid monthly in advance. By letter dated 18th December 2020, the
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