2019 No. 1466 (W. 258)
The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Specified Information) (Wales) Regulations 2019
Made
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the power conferred on them by paragraph 11(3) and (4) of Schedule 2 to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 F1, make the following Regulations.
Title and commencementI11
1
The title of these Regulations is the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Specified Information) (Wales) Regulations 2019.
2
These Regulations come into force on 13 December 2019.
Specified InformationI22
1
These Regulations specify information to be provided to a prospective contract-holder F2 under paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (“the Act”) before a holding deposit F3 is paid to a landlord or letting agent and the way in which that information must be provided.
2
The following information must be provided to a prospective contract-holder —
a
amount of holding deposit F4;
b
identify the dwelling in respect of which the deposit is paid;
c
name, address, telephone number and any e-mail address of the landlord (and if instructed, the letting agent);
d
nature and duration of the contract;
e
proposed occupation date;
f
amount of rent or other consideration;
g
rental period;
h
any proposed additional contract terms or proposed modifications or exclusions to fundamental or supplementary terms;
i
amount of any security deposit;
j
whether a guarantor is required and, if so, any relevant conditions;
k
reference checks the landlord (or letting agent) will undertake; and
l
information the landlord or letting agent requires from the prospective contract-holder.
3
The information must be provided to a prospective contract-holder in writing and may be given in person or sent either by post or provided by electronic means if the prospective contract-holder consents to receiving it electronically.
2019 anaw 2; see section 28 for the definition of “regulations”. Schedule 2 is introduced by section 9 of the 2019 Act.