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Renting Homes Wales

What is the Renting Homes Act Wales?

The way you rent is changing for all tenants and landlords in Wales. In 2016 the Senedd passed the Renting...

Renting Homes Wales – what do contract holders need to do?

All existing tenants will be sent a contract within six months from the 1st December 2022 replacing the Tenancy Agreement....

What is the purpose of the Renting Homes Act?

Makes contracts clearer and makes sure the condition of rental homes in Wales are kept to a high standard. Gives...

What is the Renting Home Act changing?

Tenancy Agreements will be replaced with Occupation Contracts. All properties must be safe. For example, homes must have working smoke...

What does the Renting Homes Act Wales mean for contract holders?

It will improve their rights and make them clearer. It will improve how landlords manage rented homes in Wales. For...

Will the Renting Homes Act cost contract holders more money or affect rent?

This will not cost contract holders any money or affect their rent. For more information on the Renting Homes Act...

Do contract holders need to sign the new contract and return it to us?

No, the contract is just to keep safe for their records and so they are aware of your rights and...

Why are the charges different on the contract, to what contract holders pay?

This is explained on the cover letter they would have received with your contract. For the contract purposes, we had...

Why is the maximum occupancy so high?

To calculate the maximum occupancy, we have used the measurements available for the property archetype. This takes into consideration all...

Why have we sent contracts with only name only on it? There are joint contract holders.

As required under the Renting Homes Act, all contract holders, including joint contract holders, will receive their own copy of...

New Secure Occupation Contract

From 1st of December 2022 the introduction of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 mean that Tenancy Agreements are now...