Wales
Cardiff unveils plans to buy 280 homes for its homeless
In a bid to alleviate its severe housing shortage and deal with growing numbers needing homelessness support, one council has announced...
Welsh rent reforms: A cautionary tale for England’s landlords
It took more than 10 years of drafting and deliberation, but what could the Renting Homes (Wales) Act mean for England’s landlords...
Propertymark backs Welsh Government’s housing plans
Propertymark has welcomed the Welsh Government’s commitment to improving housing in Wales.
Tim Thomas, the organisation’s...
Addressing new owners’ legal non-compliance in leasehold property?
Hi, we own the freehold of a property in Wales containing three individual leasehold flats, one of which has recently had a change...
Rent controls in Wales opposed by letting agents
Propertymark members in Wales have made their disapproval of rent controls clear after the Welsh government published a summary of...
Welsh Conservative warns: “Nightmare legislation” driving good landlords away
A wave of “nightmare legislation” is driving many good landlords out of the rental sector in Wales, warns Welsh Conservative MS...
Welsh Government considers abolishing LTT Multiple Dwellings Relief
Landlords in Wales need to know about a Welsh Government consultation for the public to give its views on changes to the Land Transaction...
Call for rent cap in Wales to help key workers
A rent cap is needed in Wales to help essential workers struggling to find affordable housing, Generation Rent says.
It warns that...
Welsh Government urged to include existing flats in fire safety reforms
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on new fire safety regulations for high-rise buildings, following the ban on some...
Private landlords can help end homelessness in Wales – Propertymark
Propertymark has responded to a Welsh Government White Paper on Ending Homelessness which outlines its plans to reform the legislation...
What’s the legal course for a tenant who wasn’t given a proper legal contract?
Hello, I am a new landlord. I have learnt from a prospective tenant in Wales that the current landlord has given him a typed-out one-pager...
No Gas and No gas certificate?
Hello, what do you do as a responsible landlord when your plumber arranges an appointment not once but twice to visit your tenant’s...
New property purchase – is it a HMO?
Hi, I’m new here. Please be gentle. I am a BTL investor of 25 years, so not a complete newbie, but have only ever invested in...