Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc3)

Landlord's notice: minimum notice periods E+W

2 Landlord's break clause under fixed term standard contract: minimum notice period E+W

(1) The 2016 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 195 (landlord's break clause: 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 fixed term standard contracts, except fixed term standard contracts which—

(a) do not have a landlord's break clause, or

(b) are within Schedule 8A (whether or not they have a landlord's break clause).”

(3) After section 195 insert—

“195A Minimum notice period: fixed term standard contracts within Schedule 8A

(1) If a fixed term standard contract is within Schedule 8A, the date specified in a notice under a landlord's break clause 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 fixed term standard contracts which—

(a) have a landlord's break clause, and

(b) are within Schedule 8A.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 7.6.2021, see s. 19(3)