Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Provision by landlord of information about landlord E+W

39 Provision by landlord of information about landlord E+W

(1) The landlord under an occupation contract must, before the end of the period of 14 days starting with the occupation date of the contract, give the contract-holder notice of an address to which the contract-holder may send documents that are intended for the landlord.

(2) If there is a change in the identity of the landlord, the new landlord must, before the end of the period of 14 days starting with the day on which the new landlord becomes the landlord, give the contract-holder notice of the change in identity and of an address to which the contract-holder may send documents that are intended for the new landlord.

(3) If the address to which the contract-holder may send documents that are intended for the landlord changes, the landlord must, before the end of the period of 14 days starting with the day on which the address changes, give the contract-holder notice of the new address.

[F1 (4) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 9A makes provision relating to periodic standard contracts, and fixed term standard contracts which incorporate section 186 or which have a landlord's break clause, preventing a landlord from giving a notice (under section 173 or 186 or under a landlord's break clause) requiring a contract-holder to give up possession if the landlord has not provided a notice required under this section.

(5) Subsections (1) to (3) of this section are fundamental provisions which are incorporated as a term of all occupation contracts.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 39(4)(5) substituted for s. 39(4) (7.6.2021) by Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), s. 19(3), Sch. 6 para. 6

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 39(1) excluded (1.12.2022) by 1989 c. 42, Sch. 10 para. 1A (as inserted by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 18(5)(b))

Commencement Information

I1 S. 39 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2

40 Compensation for breach of section 39 E+W

(1) If the landlord fails to comply with an obligation under section 39, the landlord is liable to pay the contract-holder compensation under section 87.

(2) The compensation is payable in respect of the relevant date and every day after the relevant date until—

(a) the day on which the landlord gives the notice in question, or

(b) if earlier, the last day of the period of two months starting with the relevant date.

(3) Interest on the compensation is payable if the landlord fails to give the contract-holder the notice on or before the day referred to in subsection (2)(b).

(4) The interest starts to run on the day referred to in subsection (2)(b), at the rate prevailing under section 6 of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (c. 20) at the end of that day.

(5) The relevant date is the first day of the period before the end of which the landlord was required to give the notice.

(6) This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all occupation contracts.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 40 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2