Landlord's notice: minimum notice periods

1Landlord's notice under periodic standard contract: minimum notice period

(1)

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (“the 2016 Act”) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 174 (notices under section 173: minimum notice period)—

(a)

in subsection (1), for “two months” substitute “ six months ”;

(b)

for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)

This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts, except periodic standard contracts which—

(a)

do not incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract, or

(b)

are within Schedule 8A (whether or not they incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract).”

(3)

After section 174, insert—

“174AMinimum notice period: periodic standard contracts within Schedule 8A

(1)

If a periodic standard contract is within Schedule 8A, the date specified in a notice under section 173 may not be less than two months after the day on which the notice is given to the contract-holder.

(2)

This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts which—

(a)

incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract, and

(b)

are within Schedule 8A.”