Landlord Voice Magazine November 2015 - Edinburgh | 页面 6

WELSH LANDLORDS
GO BACK TO SCHOOL
AHEAD OF NEW
LICENSING SYSTEM
Welsh Landlords will have one year to apply in
order to continue renting our their properties

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W

elsh landlords will be
dusting off their pencil
cases and preparing to go
back to school as the launch date
for a new landlord registration
and licensing system is announced
as 23rd November.

Under the Housing (Wales)
Act 2014 they will have one year
from this date to register and
apply for a licence if they wish
to continue renting out their
properties.

The scheme, also known as
Rent Smart Wales, is intended to
improve standards in the private
rented sector and raise landlords’
awareness of their rights and
responsibilities.

It stipulates that landlords
will need to undertake training
in order to declare themselves
‘fit and proper’ and qualify for a
licence.

Licensing training is
available through Rent Smart
Wales or via Rent Smart Walesapproved training courses
delivered by other organisations.

From 23rd November 2016
onwards enforcement powers will
be introduced to the Act giving
local authorities powers to take
action against landlords found to
be ignoring the new rules.

For more information
click here

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