The law in Wales now requires private landlords to register themselves and their properties with Rent Smart Wales.

Background to the case

We previously reported the significant Court of Appeal ruling Edwards v Kumarasamy [2015] EWCA Civ 20.

The appellant landlord (Mr Kumarasamy) held a long lease in a larger block of several flats. The lease gave the landlord the right to use the entrance hall lift staircases and landings … giving access to the Flat”, the right to use an “access road” and a specific space in a parking area in the curtilage of the Building, and the right to use the communal dust bins.

Buy to let rents are close to hitting a glass ceiling that makes them unaffordable for many tenants, according to the latest reports.