Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

210 Estate management grounds

(1) This section applies if the landlord under an occupation contract makes a possession claim under section 160 on one or more of the estate management grounds.

(2) The court may not make an order for possession on that ground (or those grounds) unless—

(a) it considers it reasonable to do so, and

(b) it is satisfied that suitable alternative accommodation is available to the contract-holder (or will be available to the contract-holder when the order takes effect).

(3) Schedule 10 makes provision as regards the reasonableness of making an order for possession.

(4) Whether suitable alternative accommodation is, or will be, available to the contract-holder is to be determined in accordance with Schedule 11.

(5) If the landlord makes a possession claim on estate management Ground B and the redevelopment scheme is approved under Part 2 of Schedule 8 subject to conditions, the court may not make an order for possession unless it is satisfied that the conditions are or will be met.

(6) If the court makes an order for possession and the landlord is required to pay the contract-holder a sum under section 160(4), the sum payable—

(a) if not agreed between the landlord and contract-holder, is to be determined by the court, and

(b) is recoverable from the landlord as a civil debt.