Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw1) - Explanatory Notes

Explanatory Notes

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

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18 January 2016

Commentary on Sections

Part 2 - Occupation contracts and Landlords

Chapter 5 - Key Matters and Additional Terms of Occupation Contracts

Section 26 – Key matters of all occupation contracts

126. This section sets out the key matters which must be included in all occupation contracts. These are:

• the address of the dwelling;

• the occupation date (the date from which the contract-holder is able to occupy the dwelling);

• the amount of rent or other consideration; and

• the rental periods (for example weekly or monthly). ‘Rental period’ is defined in Section 252.