Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary of Act

3. Summary of the Relevant Provisions of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

4. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1 – Landlord’s notice under periodic standard contract: minimum notice period

   2. Section 2 – Landlord’s break clause under fixed term standard contract: minimum notice period

   3. Section 3 – Standard contracts with minimum notice period of two months

   4. Schedule 1 – New Schedule 8A to the 2016 Act

   5. Section 4 – Landlord’s notice under periodic standard contract: when notice may be given

   6. Section 5 – Landlord’s break clause under fixed term standard contract: when notice may be given

   7. Section 6 – Restrictions on giving notice under section 173 or 186 or under a landlord’s break clause: breaches of statutory obligations

   8. Schedule 2 – New Schedule 9A to the 2016 Act

   9. Section 7 – Restrictions on giving further landlord’s notices under periodic standard contract

   10. Section 8 – Withdrawal of landlord’s notice under section 173 and under a landlord’s break clause

   11. Section 9 – Restriction on giving notice under section 173 and under a landlord’s break clause following retaliatory possession claim

   12. Section 10 – Notice in connection with end of term of fixed term standard contracts restricted to certain contracts

   13. Schedule 3 – New Schedule 9B to the 2016 Act

   14. Section 11 – Landlord’s break clause restricted to certain fixed term standard contracts

   15. Schedule 4 – New Schedule 9C to the 2016 Act

   16. Section 12 – Landlord’s request to vary periodic standard contract terms: removal of additional notice procedure

   17. Section 13 – Power to restrict right to exclude contract-holder from dwelling for specified periods

   18. Section 14 – Miscellaneous amendments to the 2016 Act

   19. Schedule 5 – Miscellaneous amendments to the 2016 Act

   20. Section 15 – Service charges permitted by the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 etc.

   21. Section 16 – Fee for further copy of written statement to be a permitted payment

   22. Sections 17 to 20 and Schedule 6 – General

   23. Section 18 – Minor and consequential amendments

   24. Schedule 6 – Minor and consequential amendments

   25. Section 19 – Coming into force

5. Record of Proceedings in Senedd Cymru