{"id":46382,"date":"2020-12-11T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T11:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=46382"},"modified":"2020-12-11T15:02:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:02:45","slug":"cardiff-market-traders-accuse-council-of-u-turn-on-lockdown-rent-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/11\/cardiff-market-traders-accuse-council-of-u-turn-on-lockdown-rent-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Market traders accuse council of &#8216;U-turn&#8217; on lockdown rent freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stall holders face backdated bills of up to \u00a37,000 each for the period they were closed due to Coronavirus restrictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>TRADERS at Cardiff Central Market face backdated rent demands of up to \u00a37,000 each amid claims the council reversed a promised rent freeze during the Covid-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council has issued bills for rent payments for April, May and June, despite stallholders understanding from multiple previous statements that traders would not have to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An email sent to stall holders on March 18 by Market Manager Louise Thomas stated: &#8220;During this period of closure there will be a rent cessation so that tenants are relieved from on-going costs.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A follow-up email on March 19 stated: \u201cIf any trader wishes to close the stall down with immediate effect, could you please email me confirming you are doing so. Rent and service charge for your stalls will then be frozen until stalls are reopened.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stallholders closed under the impression that they would not have to cover rent or service charges.&nbsp;However, the council has since issued a demand for any relevant traders to pay the backdated rent bills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council says it had always planned to collect the backdated rent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"Cardiff Council also mentioned the rent would be 'frozen'.\" class=\"wp-image-46408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-770x327.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-500x212.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-293x124.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2.png 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-1024x435.png\" alt=\"Cardiff Council also mentioned the rent would be 'frozen'.\" class=\"wp-image-46408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-770x327.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-500x212.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2-293x124.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/19-03-20-rent-frozen-2.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Council states that rent payments would be &#8216;frozen&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A council email to the market traders on July 9 states: \u201cYou will shortly receive invoicing for the rent and service charge backdated to the start of April.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stall holder Kelly Bridgeman, who runs The Secret Garden florist, said: \u201cIt will be a few thousand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe weren\u2019t making any money, so to have to fork out for something that we weren\u2019t receiving\u2026 I would have thought that the council would have some leniency towards stall holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If they want to keep the stall holders going forward, then taking out that chunk of money is really going to affect some stall holders and some probably won\u2019t be able to survive if they do have to pay it back. Fingers crossed it doesn\u2019t happen.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One stall holder, who wished to remain anonymous to prevent any issues with their rental agreement, said: \u201cWe were told by market officials that we wouldn\u2019t have to pay rent or service charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen the council reneged on that and said they never actually said that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council disputes this claim and says that the rent payments were deferred rather than stopped entirely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI note that traders claim that they were told that they would not have to pay these charges,\u201d said Cabinet Member for Investment and Development Councillor Russell Goodway in response to the Tenants Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Central Market\" class=\"wp-image-46384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Central Market\" class=\"wp-image-46384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/cardiff-market-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Council claims the plan was always to take backdated rent from stall holders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have checked, and they were told that the rent would be deferred not written off. I think some may have interpreted deferral as meaning that they would not have to pay at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A third trader, who also wished to remain anonymous to avoid tensions in the market, said: \u201cThis obviously was not communicated to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the only time Cardiff Central Market traders have faced uncertainty during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first national lockdown metal fences were erected around closed stalls and visits were \u2018by arrangement only.\u2019&nbsp;Only four stalls remained open with strict social distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The market reopened fully on June 29, a week after other non-essential shops were allowed to reopen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe majority of people aren\u2019t happy,\u201d said the third business owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t keep us up to date and they\u2019ve not informed any of us what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cardiff Central Market Tenants Association has since approached local councillors to request that the backdated rent be written off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One email from July &#8211; and seen by The Cardiffian &#8211; states: &#8220;Without some form of financial assistance up to a third of the small family run businesses may well cease to trade. Those that remain are likely to need to make significant job cuts to survive.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coun Goodway has stressed that Cardiff Council is exploring funding options from the Welsh Government to cover the backdated rent bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Council has recently identified Welsh Government funding that could potentially cover the rent and\/or service charge for this period for the Market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-1024x471.png\" alt=\"Cardiff Council promised a 'rent cessation' to traders.\" class=\"wp-image-46406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-770x354.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-500x230.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-293x135.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2.png 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-1024x471.png\" alt=\"Cardiff Council promised a 'rent cessation' to traders.\" class=\"wp-image-46406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-770x354.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-500x230.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2-293x135.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/12\/18-03-20-rent-cessation-2.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Council promised a &#8216;rent cessation&#8217; to traders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have requested my officials to prepare and submit a claim. Should this claim be successful, the rent and service charge for the lockdown period would be covered (apart from the 50% rent agreed with those four tenants that remained open).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Central Market stallholders have not yet been told whether the Welsh Government funding will apply to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, Cardiff Council has paused invoicing for the outstanding rent demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not aware of a dispute,\u201d said Coun Goodway when asked about the issue by The Cardiffian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says that the council lived up to its original statement about the cessation of rent: \u201cThat was the case \u2013 we didn\u2019t collect the rent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Coun Goodway says that the plan was always to recover those outstanding payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was a misunderstanding rather than reneging on anything. The council didn\u2019t collect rent during that period. It wasn\u2019t just the market \u2013 it was the entire council\u2019s estate,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve got lots of properties across the city that we rent to tenants and we didn\u2019t collect rent from any tenant during that period. But we did make it clear that we would recover the rent once they were back trading and that\u2019s what we did with every one of our tenants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most stallholders that have resumed trading have seen a much lower footfall of customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the emails from July traders plead with councillors: &#8220;Since reopening, having made financial investment to meet Covid 19 regulations, the footfall has been pitiful. Most of the businesses that have opened are operating at a severe financial loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The tenants employ close to 250 employees and unless we get some financial support could well lead to the market following the general decline that is happening on all of our major city centre shopping streets.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other South Wales councils have provided more support to market traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stall holders at Swansea Market were not charged rent at all during the national lockdown. Since then, Swansea Market stalls have seen significant rent discounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stall holders paid just 35% rent until August 23 when this rose to 70% rent. It was only on November 16 when Swansea Market traders began paying their usual rent and service charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRADERS at Cardiff Central Market are facing backdated rent demands after the council changed its mind about Covid-19 rent relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":546,"featured_media":46383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,2,3],"tags":[52,2549,266,1022,1273,2150],"coauthors":[6728,6727],"class_list":["post-46382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-featured","category-news","tag-cardiff-council","tag-cardiff-market","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-lockdown","tag-rent"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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