Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 · 2016 anaw 1View on legislation.gov.uk
Wales still allows no-fault endings of periodic standard contracts, which England stopped for most private renters on 1 May 2026. The notice must give at least six months and cannot be served in your first six months, so the earliest end is a year in. We think its conditions protect you most. A notice is invalid if the landlord is unregistered with Rent Smart Wales, holds your deposit unprotected, or has not given you a written statement or gas safety record. With a valid notice and a claim within two months of its end date, the court must order possession, but may refuse if it finds retaliation for repairs. Some contracts, such as supported housing, need only two months' notice.
Part 9: TERMINATION ETC. OF OCCUPATION CONTRACTS — CHAPTER 5: TERMINATION OF PERIODIC STANDARD CONTRACTS
The landlord under a periodic standard contract may end the contract by giving the contract-holder notice that he or she must give up possession of the dwelling on a date specified in the notice.
This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all periodic standard contracts.
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