Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports
02 December 2019
SL(5)470 – The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Specified Information) (Wales) Regulations 2019
Procedure: Negative
These Regulations set out information which must be provided to a prospective contract-holder by either the landlord or letting agent, before a holding deposit is paid. These Regulations also specify the way in which the information must be provided.
If the information in regulation 2(2) is not provided to a prospective contract-holder before a holding deposit is paid, the landlord may not rely upon the exceptions set out in paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 and the holding deposit must be repaid. Regulation 2(3) sets out how the information must be provided.
Parent Act: Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019
Date Made: 12 November 2019
Date Laid: 15 November 2019
Coming into force date: 13 December 2019