Renting Homes (Fees, Discrimination etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 / Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Ffioedd, Gwahaniaethu etc.) (Cymru) 2019
Renting Homes (Fees, Discrimination etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 / Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Ffioedd, Gwahaniaethu etc.) (Cymru) 2019 (2019 anaw 2)
- Renting Homes (Fees, Discrimination etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 / Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Ffioedd, Gwahaniaethu etc.) (Cymru) 2019 (2019 anaw 2)
- PART 1 Overview
- 1 Overview of Act
- PART 2 Prohibition of certain payments etc.
- 2 Prohibitions applying to landlords
- 3 Prohibitions applying to letting agents
- 4 Prohibited and permitted payments
- 5 Non-binding contract terms
- 6 Application of sections 2 to 5 to pre-existing requirements and contracts
- 7 Power to amend definition of “permitted payment”
- 8 Meaning of “letting agent”, “lettings work” and “property management work”
- Part 2A Prohibition of discrimination
- 8A Prohibition of discrimination relating to children
- 8B Prohibition of discrimination relating to benefits status
- 8C Exception for publication of advertisements etc
- 8D Continuing breach of prohibition after fixed penalty
- 8E Repeated breach of prohibition after fixed penalty
- 8F Terms in superior leases relating to children or benefits status
- 8G Terms in mortgages relating to children or benefits status
- 8H Terms in insurance contracts relating to children or benefits status
- 8I No prohibition on taking income into account
- 8J Interpretation of Part 2A
- PART 3 TREATMENT OF HOLDING DEPOSITS
- 9 Treatment of holding deposits
- PART 4 Enforcement
- Enforcement authority powers to require information etc.
- 10 Power to require documents or information
- 11 Offence of failing to comply with a notice under section 10
- 12 Offence of providing false or misleading information in relation to a notice under section 10
- Fixed penalty notices
- 13 Fixed penalty notices
- Notification of conviction to licensing authority
- 14 Duty of local housing authority to notify licensing authority of conviction
- Guidance
- 15 Duty to have regard to guidance
- Meaning of “authorised officer” in this Part
- 16 Meaning of “authorised officer”
- The enforcement authority for the purposes of this Part
- 17 Enforcement authorities
- Information sharing and power to bring criminal proceedings
- 18 Supply and use of information by enforcement authorities
- 19 Power of licensing authority to bring criminal proceedings
- Restrictions on termination by landlord of standard occupation contracts
- 20 Restrictions on terminating standard occupation contracts
- Guidance to a licensing authority under Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014
- 21 Amendment to section 41 of Housing (Wales) Act 2014
- PART 5 Recovery of amount by contract-holder
- 22 Recovery of a prohibited payment or holding deposit
- PART 6 Publicising Letting agents' Fees
- 23 Publicising letting agents' fees
- PART 7 Final provisions
- 24 Requirement for local housing authority to promote awareness of effect of Act
- 25 Power to make transitional provision in respect of assured tenancies
- 26 Offences by bodies corporate
- 27 Regulations
- 28 Interpretation
- 29 Crown application
- 30 Coming into force
- 31 Short title
- SCHEDULE 1 Permitted Payments
- Rent
- Security deposit
- Holding deposit
- Payment in the event of default
- Payment in respect of council tax
- Payment in respect of provision of utilities
- Payment in respect of television licence
- Payment in respect of communication service
- Service charges payable to community landlords etc.
- Payment for further copy of written statement
- Changing the meaning of “permitted variation” in paragraph 1
- SCHEDULE 2 Treatment of Holding Deposit
- Application
- Meaning of “deadline for agreement”
- Requirement to repay holding deposit
- Exceptions
- Supplemental provision about exceptions in paragraphs 8 to 10
- SCHEDULE 3 AMENDMENTS TO THE RENTING HOMES (WALES) ACT 2016
- Restriction on giving notice for possession: periodic standard contracts
- Restrictions on giving notice in connection with end of fixed term standard contracts
- Restriction on using landlord's break clause in fixed term standard contracts
- Restrictions on a court hearing landlord's claim for possession
- Miscellaneous consequential provision
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