The Renting Homes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Amendments to the Renting Homes (Model Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) Regulations 2022

3.—(1) The Renting Homes (Model Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) Regulations 2022(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (model written statement of a secure occupation contract), in Part 1 (secure occupation contract – explanatory information), in the second paragraph, for “it is late” substitute “(starting with the occupation date) that the written statement has not been provided”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (model written statement of a periodic standard occupation contract)—

(a) in Part 1 (periodic standard occupation contract – explanatory information), in the second paragraph, for “it is late” substitute “(starting with the occupation date) that the written statement has not been provided”;

(b) in Part 3 (periodic standard occupation contract – fundamental and supplementary terms)—

(i) in term 47 (breach of contract (F+)), in paragraph (1), in the English language text, in the second place it occurs omit “on that ground”;

(ii) in term 60 (termination of contract following a notice given under term 55 (F+))—

(aa) at the beginning of paragraph (3)(a) insert “before this contract ends, and during the period of 28 days starting with the day on which the notice was given,”;

(bb) in paragraph (3)(b), in the English language text, after “starting with” insert “the”.

(4) In Schedule 3 (model written statement of a fixed term standard occupation contract for a term of less than seven years)—

(a) in Part 1 (fixed term standard occupation contract – explanatory information)—

(i) in the second paragraph, for “it is late” substitute “(starting with the occupation date) that the written statement has not been provided”;

(ii) after paragraph (c) insert as a new paragraph—

“If you remain in occupation of the dwelling after the end of the fixed term, you and the landlord are to be treated as having made a new periodic standard contract in relation to the dwelling.”;

(b) in Part 2 (fixed term standard occupation contract – key matters), in the first paragraph, for “set out below” substitute “of ____________________ (insert the term of the occupation contract in days/weeks/months/years)”;

(c) in Part 3 (fixed term standard contract – fundamental and supplementary terms), at the end of the sub-heading of term 39 (possession notices) insert “(F+)”.

(1)

S.I. 2022/28 (W. 13).