Explanatory Notes

Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021

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7 April 2021

Commentary on Sections

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

87.Under section 31(5) of the 2016 Act, a landlord can charge a reasonable fee for providing a further copy of the written statement of the occupation contract. Section 16 of the Act inserts new paragraph 10B into Schedule 1 to the 2019 Act so that the payment of this fee is a permitted payment under the 2019 Act.