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The Renting Homes (Supplementary Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2022

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JurisdictionWales
CitationSI 2022/23 (W11)
  • The title of these Regulations is the Renting Homes (Supplementary Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2022 and they come into force on
    • (1) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.(2) The words and expressions used in these Regulations have the same meaning as they have in the Act.
  • Regulations 4 to 9 set out the supplementary provisions which are, subject to sections 21, 24(1) and (2) and 25 of the Act, incorporated into all occupation contracts except supported standard contracts as supplementary terms.
  • The contract-holder must not carry on or permit any trade or business at the dwelling without the landlord’s consent.
  • The contract-holder may permit persons who are not lodgers or sub-holders to live in the dwelling as a home.
    • electricity, gas or other fuel, or water (including sewerage) services;telephone, internet, cable television or satellite television services.(2) The contract-holder must inform the landlord as soon as reasonably practicable of any changes made pursuant to paragraph (1) .leave the dwelling, at the end of the occupation contract, without a supplier of electricity, gas or other fuel (if applicable) , or water (including sewerage) services, unless these utilities were not present at the dwelling on the occupation date;install or remove, or arrange to have installed or removed, any specified service installations at the dwelling.(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3) (b) , “specified service installations” means an installation for the supply of water, gas or electricity or other fuel (if applicable) for sanitation, for space heating or for heating water.
  • If the contract-holder becomes aware that the dwelling has been or will be unoccupied for 28 or more consecutive days, the contract-holder must notify the landlord as soon as reasonably practicable.
  • to the contract-holder, or
  • to any permitted occupier who is not entitled to remain in occupation of the dwelling,
  • return any property belonging to the landlord to the position that property was in on the occupation date, and
  • return to the landlord all keys which enable access to the dwelling which were held during the term of the contract by the contract-holder or any permitted occupier who is not entitled to remain in occupation of the dwelling.
  • The landlord must repay, within a reasonable time of the end of the occupation contract, to the contract-holder any pre-paid rent or other consideration which relates to any period falling after the date on which the contract ends.
  • Regulations 11 to 16 set out the supplementary provisions which are, subject to sections 21, 24(1) and (2) and 25 of the Act, incorporated into all occupation contracts except fixed term standard contracts made for a term of seven years or more and supported standard contracts.
  • The contract-holder is not required to pay rent in respect of any day or part day during which the dwelling is unfit for human habitation
  • Within 14 days of a request from the contract-holder, the landlord must provide the contract-holder with written receipt of any rent or other consideration paid under the occupation contract.
  • take proper care of the dwelling, fixtures and fittings within the dwelling or to any items listed in any inventory,
  • not remove any fixtures and fittings or any items listed in any inventory from the dwelling without the consent of the landlord,
  • keep the dwelling in a state of reasonable decorative order, and
  • not keep anything in the dwelling that would be a health and safety risk to the contract-holder, any permitted occupier, any persons visiting the dwelling or any persons residing in the vicinity of the dwelling.
    • (1) The contract-holder must notify the landlord as soon as reasonably practicable of any fault, defect, damage or disrepair which the contract-holder reasonably believes is the landlord’s responsibility.(2) Where the contract-holder reasonably believes that any fault, defect, damage or disrepair to the fixtures and fittings or items listed in any inventory is not the landlord’s responsibility, the contract-holder must, within a reasonable period of time, carry out repairs to such fixtures and fittings or other items listed in any inventory, or replace them.(3) The circumstances in which paragraph (2) applies include where the fault, defect, damage or disrepair has occurred wholly or mainly because of an act or omission amounting to a lack of care(1) In circumstances where the contract-holder has not undertaken those repairs that are their responsibility in accordance with regulation 14(2) and (3) , the landlord may enter the dwelling at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out repairs to the fixtures and fittings or other items listed in any inventory, or replacing them.(2) But the landlord must give the contract-holder at least 24 hours’ notice before entering the dwelling.(1) In the event of an emergency which results in the landlord needing to enter the dwelling without notice, the contract-holder must give the landlord immediate access to the dwelling.(2) If the contract-holder does not provide access immediately, the landlord may enter the dwelling without the permission of the contract-holder.(3) If the landlord enters the dwelling in accordance with paragraph (2) , the landlord must use all reasonable endeavours to notify the contract-holder that they have entered the dwelling, as soon as reasonably practicable after entry.something which requires urgent work to prevent the dwelling or dwellings in the vicinity from being severely damaged, further damaged or destroyed, andsomething which, if not dealt with by the landlord immediately, would put at imminent risk the health and safety of the contract-holder, any permitted occupier of the dwelling or other persons in the vicinity of the dwelling.

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