15 July 2022 - Renting in Wales Changes
As an Approved Training provider with Rent Smart Wales, we have put together a course which allows all attendees to not only ensure that they have the relevant systems in place ready for July, but that they have accredited CPD Course which they can attach to their training requirements under the RSW licensing.
For further information and to register for our course click here - Navigating the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 - 26 April 2022, Cardiff
From 15 July 2022, The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 will change the way landlords in Wales rent out their properties. The objectives of this new legislation simplifies agreements, improves the condition of rental homes in Wales and offers greater security and certainty to tenants and landlords.
Report on the PRS published by Public Accounts Committee
The recent report published by the Public Accounts Committee reports that despite record rent increases 13% of rented homes “pose serious threat to the health and safety of renters” - costing the NHS an estimated £340 million a year
In a report today the Public Accounts Committee says it is “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and secure home” and that local authorities - constrained by a lack of support from the Department for Levelling Up,
Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and its approach to licensing landlords - do not have the capacity and capability to provide "appropriate and consistent protection for private renters”. According to the report, the private rented sector in England has doubled in size in the last 20 years and now houses 11 million people.
Right to Rent checks go Digital
All landlords in England have a responsibility to prevent those without lawful immigration status from accessing the private rented sector. You do this by conducting right to rent checks on all prospective adult tenants before the start date of a tenancy agreement, to make sure the person is not disqualified from renting a property by reason of their immigration status.
Since February 2016, Right to Rent checks have been carried out face to face with ‘original documents’ in hand. However, this changed during the pandemic when lockdowns prevented tenants from presenting themselves at the letting agent’s office and as a result of the restrictions put in place by the Coronavirus Act 2020, the legislation relating to Right to Rent checks was temporarily adjusted until September 2022. This temporary adjustment allowed letting agents and landlords to conduct Right to Rent checks using digital platforms such as FaceTime or Zoom.
A Poem for International Women's Day
A Celebration for International Women’s Day
There is so much to say about the role of a woman in society but instead we chose this poem by Ms Moem.
Soul Of A Storm
She has the soul of a storm and the freedom of the wind.
She has eyes like the stars with moonshine within.
With the strength of the sea and lightning in her toes
She dances on the breeze of change wherever she goes.
Hotter than a volcano and deeper than the oceans
A whirling, swirling myriad of feelings & emotions.
She is daughter of the earth, primordially inspired.
She is water, she is wood. She is earth. She is fire!