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How Will the New Labour Government Impact the Welsh Rental Market?

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On 4th July 2024, the UK saw a change of government to the Labour Party. This means we will see changes in policy and legislation across multiple sectors, not least within the Welsh rental market. The Welsh Assembly Government’s Labour-led Senedd will...

Changes to the Renting Homes (Wales) Act: What Landlords Need to Know

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As the Renting Homes (Wales) Act has updated the law on tenancies in Wales, Ben Davies , a Director in our Property Litigation team, explains how some of the changes will impact landlords and tenants in Wales. Welsh housing law underwent a seismic change...

NEWSFLASH - Deferral of the Implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

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As landlords know, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) was due to be brought into force on 15 July 2022. However, yesterday (30 May 2022) the Welsh Government announced that they have decided to postpone the implementation of the Act...

Ask the Legal Expert: Who owns my fence?

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"The recent storms have broken the fence at the bottom of my garden, but who is responsible for replacing it?" Fences can be a source of major disagreement between neighbours, especially when those fences become damaged and there is a need (and...

The Rental Homes (Wales) Act 2016

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Private landlords will be aware of the forthcoming sizeable changes to Housing Law in Wales. The new Act will be implemented from 15 July 2022, but what does this mean? Tenants and licences will be called ‘contract holders’ and their tenancy or...

Residential Property Possession Claims: Notice Period Update

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The Welsh Government announced on 17 December 2021 that they are extending the use of the current notice periods for residential properties (which were lengthened due to the pandemic) until 24 March 2022. These temporary notice periods were due to expire on...

High Court rules in favour of Commercial Landlord for Covid related Rent Arrears

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The High Court has recently awarded judgment in favour of a commercial landlord in a claim for rent arrears which accrued since (and largely due to) the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. In London Trocadero (2015) LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd [2021], the...

Protections From Forfeiture Extended

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The Welsh Government has recently taken action to introduce a further extension to the protections from forfeiture for non-payment of rent for business tenancies in Wales. The 3 month extension is being introduced by way of the Business Tenancies...

Emergency Eviction Laws to be made Permanent

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The Welsh Government has taken steps to make permanent a number of changes originally introduced to assist tenants during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill was passed on 23 February 2021 and will amend the Renting Homes...

Residential Accommodation Evictions Suspended for Christmas 2020

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The Welsh Government has taken action to introduce regulations to suspend evictions from social and private rented accommodation over the Christmas and New Year period. The restrictions have been given legal force in Wales by the Public Health...

Commercial Property Update - Protections from Forfeiture & CRAR Extended to 31 March 2021

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On 9 December 2020 the Government published regulations to extend the restrictions on forfeiture of commercial tenancies for non-payment of rent in England and Wales to 31 March 2021 . The extension to these protections means commercial tenants will have...