Council house rent in county to rise by 4.3% average

RENT for thousands of council house tenants in Carmarthenshire will rise by an average of 4.3% in April.

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The new average rent of £113.21p will be £4.67p more per week than currently, but tenants in one-bedroom houses and bungalows will pay the same as they currently do following a rent affordability assessment.

A new system of rent-setting is being introduced in Wales for councils and housing associations and authorities including Swansea are also raising rents by 4.3%.