RPT/0045/02/23: Premsaren Patel
| Judgement Number | RPT/0045/02/23 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Date | 05 February 2024 |
| Court | Residential Property Tribunals |
| Subject Matter | Refusal to Grant a Licence |
| Applied Rules | Housing (Wales) Act 2014 |
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Y TRIBIWNLYS EIDDO PRESWL
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRIBUNAL WALES
Reference: RPT/0045/02/23
against refusal of agent licence
Tribunal Judge: Ms Tonya Richards-Clarke
Surveyor member: Mr Andrew Lewis BSc FRICS FCIArb
Lay member: Mrs Carole Calvin-Thomas
Applicant: Mr Premsaren Patel
Representative: Mr Reza Choudhury (Counsel)
Respondent: Rent Smart Wales
Representative: Ms Bethan Jones
Date of Hearing: 19 January 2024
Venue of Hearing: Tribunal Office, Oak House, Cleppa Park, Newport, NP10 8BD
DECISION AND REASONS
The Application
1. The applicant appeals, pursuant to section 27 Housing Act 2014 (“the Act”), against
the decision dated 30 January 2023 to refuse his application for an individual agent's
licence. The grounds for appeal set out in this application are:
(a) A long history of landlord activity without any serious complaints.
(b) References.
(c) Failure of Rent Smart Wales to give credit for mitigation.
(d) The convictions are stale and will soon be spent.
(e) The applicant is not the same person as 1 year ago and is a good citizen always
willing to help the community.
Background
2. On the 2 December 2016, the applicant was granted an individual landlord licence by
the respondent, Rent Smart Wales. At this time, the applicant was a landlord
conducting letting and management activities on his own properties. On 7 November
2019 Rent Smart Wales decided to revoke this licence to practice as a landlord in
Wales. The reason for the revocation was the applicant’s prior convictions for offences
including fraud offences. The Certificate of Conviction (trial) certifies that the
applicant:
“Was between 30th August 2017 and 5th September 2017 and also on the 22nd January
2019 and 4th February 2019
Tried and Convicted upon indictment of:
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