There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021, Cross Heading: Landlord's notice: minimum notice periods.
(1)The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) (“the 2016 Act”) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 174 (notices under section 173: minimum notice period)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “two months” substitute “ six months ”;
(b)for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts, except periodic standard contracts which—
(a)do not incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract, or
(b)are within Schedule 8A (whether or not they incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract).”
(3)After section 174, insert—
(1)If a periodic standard contract is within Schedule 8A, the date specified in a notice under section 173 may not be less than two months after the day on which the notice is given to the contract-holder.
(2)This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts which—
(a)incorporate section 173 as a term of the contract, and
(b)are within Schedule 8A.”
(1)The 2016 Act is amended as follows.
(2)In section 195 (landlord's break clause: minimum notice period)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “two months” substitute “ six months ”;
(b)for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all fixed term standard contracts, except fixed term standard contracts which—
(a)do not have a landlord's break clause, or
(b)are within Schedule 8A (whether or not they have a landlord's break clause).”
(3)After section 195 insert—
(1)If a fixed term standard contract is within Schedule 8A, the date specified in a notice under a landlord's break clause may not be less than two months after the day on which the notice is given to the contract-holder.
(2)This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all fixed term standard contracts which—
(a)have a landlord's break clause, and
(b)are within Schedule 8A.”
Schedule 1 inserts a new Schedule 8A into the 2016 Act, setting out standard contracts which can be terminated by the landlord on giving two months' notice.
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