Schedule 2 | New Schedule 9A To The 2016 Act | Renting Homes Amendment Wales Act 2021 Asc3

SCHEDULE 2 New Schedule 9A to the 2016 Act

Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (2021 asc 3) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 2 New Schedule 9A to the 2016 Act

(introduced by section 6)

This Schedule sets out the new Schedule 9A to the 2016 Act, to be inserted (with the new Schedules 9B and 9C) after Schedule 9—

“SCHEDULE 9A
Standard Contracts: Restrictions on Giving Notice under section 173, under section 186, and under a Landlord's Break Clause

(introduced by sections 176, 186A and 197)

Part 1
The Restrictions

Failure to provide written statement

1

A landlord may not give notice at a time when—

(a) the contract-holder has not been given a written statement of the contract under section 31(1) (requirement to provide written statement at the start of a contract), or

(b) the landlord is aware that the identity of the contract-holder has changed, and the new contract-holder has not been given a written statement of the contract under section 31(2) (requirement to give written statement to a new contract-holder).

Six month restriction following failure to provide written statement within the period specified in section 31