RAC/0008/05/22: 23 Astley Court, Rhyl
| Judgement Number | RAC/0008/05/22 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Date | 09 November 2022 |
| Court | Rent Assessment Committees |
| Subject Matter | Fair Rent |
| Applied Rules | Rent Act 1977 |
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRIBUNAL (WALES)
RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
Reference: RAC/0008/05/22
Property: 23 Astley Court, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, LL18 5EZ.
Landlord: Clwyd Alyn Housing Association, 72 Ffordd William Morgan, St Asaph
Business Park, St Asaph, Denbighshire, LL17 0JD.
Tenant: Mrs C M Ainley
COMMITTEE: J Rostron - Chairperson
T Daulby - Surveyor
REASONS FOR THE DECISION OF THE RENT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE
INTRODUCTION
1. We were duly convened as a Rent Assessment Committee on 20 October 2022 at 23 Astley
Court, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl. LL18 5EZ, the [‘Property’]. We had before us a reference from the Rent
Officer. The Tenant objected to the rent certificate they had received, and requested the matter
be referred to the Rent Assessment Committee for further determination.
2. An application to register a fair rent under the Rent Act 1977 was registered on the 6 May 2022
by the Rent Officer.
3. The application made by the Tenant contained a statement of case in an email dated 13 May
2022 to the Rent Officer which stated inter alia …” I am writing further to letter dated 24th
September 2021 where you advised me that my ac count was in arrears. It was my
understanding that my rent charge was around £174 and never had any notification from Clwyd
& Alyn to advise my rent had gone up to £191.51 an d therefore account went into arrears. We
have since cleared these arrears and now have a letter to advise my rent is now £227. This
seems an excessive increase and would like to ask for you to look into this further…”
4. The rent registered by the Rent Officer was £227.00 per calendar month. The proposed rent
being £296.14 per week. The rent was registered on the 6 May 2022, with an effective date
being the same. The previous fair rent was £191.51 per calendar month but is not noted in the
Rent Register. A service charge of £8.40 was registered on 14 November 2019. An email was
sent by Rachel Turgoose of the Landlord to the Tribunal dated 7 June 2022 stating that the
proposed rent of £296.14 was a mistake and it should have been £209.14 per calendar month.
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