Renting Homes Wales FAQ's

In December 2022 Welsh Government changed the law around how tenants rent their homes in Wales. This included private and social letting landlords throughout the country.

Your Tenancy Agreement has automatically swaped over to an Occupation Contract.

The changes have no effect on your rent and will not cost you any more money.

The changes mean:

More succession rights to pass on your home
All properties must be safe and habitable
Landlords must give tenants 2 months notice of any rent increases
Landlords will be able to repossess abandoned properties without a court order, providing investigations have taken place.

If you have any questions regarding the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, please contact post@barcud.cymru or call 0300 111 3030

Tenant will become Contract Holder (the person renting the home) in the new agreement. As requested by the Barcud Monitoring Group, Barcud will still refer to you as a tenant in newsletters and general social media and in tenant related activities.

Tenancy Agreement will become an Occupation Contract (the actual document you receive when you move into your new home)

Social Landlord will become Community Landlord.