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Do Welsh contract holders need to sign their contracts before they move in?

May 20, 2022 by Tessa Shepperson 4 Comments

Contraact

I recently attended a webinar on the new Welsh housing laws run by the National Association of Residential Landlords. And there was a piece of advice given at that webinar (not by the NRLA staff, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis

What are the new rules for landlords on disrepair and fitness for human habitation in Wales?

May 18, 2022 by Tessa Shepperson Leave a Comment

Getting the work done

I have spent the past few days ploughing through all the rules in the new Welsh legislation on the condition of the property. I.e. Part 4 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (the Act) and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: disrepair, Fitness for human habitation, Wales

Additional occupiers, lodgers and the new Welsh Occupation Contracts

April 27, 2022 by Tessa Shepperson Leave a Comment

Checking the text

There is a clause in the new Welsh tenancy agreements that I know is going to worry landlords. It worried me too when I first saw it. It is Term 8 in the fixed term contract and Term 10 in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Wales

Government policy, landlords and thinking from B to C

April 26, 2022 by Tessa Shepperson 3 Comments

Private Rented Sector

Everyone agrees that the housing generally is in a bit of a mess, but few seem to acknowledge that this is a direct result of government policy. Everyone just wants to blame the landlords for it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis

Rent Control in Spain: A success or further evidence of an ineffective policy?

March 31, 2022 by Mark Savill 2 Comments

Spain

Mark Savill considers rent control issues in Span. In March 2022, Spain’s Constitutional Court struck down the rent control legislation that was throughout Catalonia after nearly two years of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Rent Control

The New Welsh Tenancy Agreements – numbering issues

March 18, 2022 by Tessa Shepperson Leave a Comment

Checking the text

I want to talk about the numbering for the new Welsh tenancy agreements.   "That's a pretty boring topic" you may be thinking to yourself, and I suppose it is.  But it is a really important one.  And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis

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