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Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Since 1 December 2022, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has changed the way you rent your home and interact with your landlord. There have been some changes to your contract, how your home is maintained, or how you communicate with your landlord. Learn how this affects you by clicking on the link below

 

Renting Homes Act

 

Frequently Asked Questions – Renting Homes (Wales) Act

In 2016, the Senedd passed the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 with the aim of making it simpler and easier for landlords and tenants to rent a home (social and private) in Wales.

  • To simplify the process of renting a home and to improve the condition of rental homes in Wales.
  • To offer greater security, certainty and rights to tenants
  • Under the new law, you as Grŵp Cynefin tenants are known as contract holders. The terms contract holder and tenant are interchangeable under the new law and following a tenant consultation, we will continue to refer to you as tenants in our correspondence with you.
  • There are more succession rights for tenants.
  • The process of adding or removing joint contract holders from a contract is simpler, without the need to end a contract.
  • Grŵp Cynefin can regain possession of abandoned properties without the need for a court order.
  • The approach to dealing with anti-social behaviour is fairer and more consistent.
  • Landlords have greater obligations to make a property safe, including an obligation to provide all homes with working smoke alarms, co2 detectors (where appropriate) and electrical safety tests every 5 years.
  • Your existing rights are protected under the new law.
  • The new contract is simpler and has improved your rights as a tenant.
  • You don’t need to do anything as an existing Grŵp Cynefin tenant.
  • Your tenancy has automatically converted to an occupation contract

Should you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate in contacting Grŵp Cynefin on

0300 111 2122

post@grwpcynefin.org

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