Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019

[F1 10A (1) A payment of a service charge is a permitted payment if— E+W

(a) it is required under a standard occupation contract, and

(b) the landlord is a community landlord.

(2) But sub-paragraph (1) does not apply in relation to—

(a) a standard occupation contract within paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to the 2016 Act (accommodation which is not social accommodation), or

(b) a standard occupation contract mentioned in sub-paragraph (3).

(3) A payment of a service charge is a permitted payment if it is required under a standard occupation contract within section 143 of the 2016 Act (contracts relating to supported accommodation).

(4) For the purposes of this paragraph—

• “2016 Act” (“Deddf 2016”) means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1);

• “community landlord” (“landlord cymunedol”) has the meaning given by section 9 of the 2016 Act;

• “service charge” (“tâl gwasanaeth”) does not include a charge for a service where the payment for the charge would be permitted by virtue of another paragraph of this Schedule, and in relation to sub-paragraph (3) only, includes charges for the provision of support services;

• “support services” (“gwasnaethau cymorth”) has the meaning given by section 143 of the 2016 Act (see, in particular, subsection (4) of that section).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 10A inserted (with effect in accordance with s.15(4) of the amending Act) by Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), ss. 15(1), 19(1) (with s. 15(5)-(7))