Renting a property

Guidance and services

• Tenants: housing law is changing (Renting Homes)
  What Renting Homes means for tenants and licensees.
• Licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMO): guidance for tenants
  How to check if your shared building should have a license and what to do if it is not.
• Licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMO): guidance for landlords
  Guidance about checking if the building you manage needs a license and how to apply.
• Letting fees: guidance for tenants
  Letting fees you will not need to pay as part of your tenancy agreement, and fees you may need to pay when letting a property.
• Houses in multiple occupation (HMO): guidance for local authorities
  Guidance on managing and controlling HMOs and the laws relating to them.
• Tenant letting fees: detailed guidance
  Explains what fees you may need to pay when renting a home from a private landlord.
• Leasing Scheme Wales: guidance
  Explains the scheme and what it means for tenants and property owners.
• Model written statement for secure contracts
  Landlords can use this document as the basis for creating a new secure contract.
• Model written statement for periodic standard contracts
  Landlords can use this document as the basis for creating a new periodic standard contract.
• Model written statement for fixed term standard contracts
  Landlords can use this document as the basis for creating a new fixed term standard contract for a term of less than 7 years.
• Tenants: housing law is changing (Renting Homes) (easy read)
  What Renting Homes means for tenants and licensees.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Renting Homes Act and regulations
  Policy and strategy
  The new housing laws which we plan to come into force from 15 July 2022.
• Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: justice system impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on how the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill affects the justice system.
• Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill: impact assessments
  Impact assessment
  How the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill may impact on different areas.
• Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill: privacy impact assessments
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on how people’s privacy may be impacted by the Bill.
• Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill: gateway impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on how the rights of people may be affected by the Bill.
• The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Assured Tenancies and Assured Shorthold Tenancies, Extension of Notice Periods) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020
  Legislation
  These Regulations temporarily extend from three months to six months the notice period that landlords must give tenants under the Housing Act 1988.