Wales Landlord Guidance
What Landlords Can Do if They Want a Tenant to Leave
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Pre-tenancy
Responsibilities and Liabilities
Implied Terms in Tenancy Agreements
Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
Electrical Safety and Electrical Goods
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Duties on the Manager of an HMO
Licensing of Private Rented Properties
Planning Control and Building Regulations
Start of a Tenancy
During the Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy
Practical Tips for a Pain-Free End of Tenancy Handover
What to Do if the Tenancy Is to Continue
Landlord Wants Tenant to Leave
Powers and Duties of District Judges
Absolute Orders or Suspended (Postponed) Orders
Applying to Court for Possession - Standard Procedure
Applying to Court for Possession - Accelerated Procedure
After the Court Order - and Eviction
Applying to the Court for Rent Arrears Only
Contractual or Common Law Tenancies
Services
The Guild can help with most things from seeking possession, section 21 notices, section 8 notices, tenancy ...
Use our wizard to determine which court form is required and samples to help with completion.
Use our possession notice wizard to determine which notice is most appropriate for the circumstances and check a section 21 or 8 notice can be served.
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As recently reported, overall arrangements for possession proceedings was published (the overall arrangements) ...
Update: the date of 23 August 2020 referred to below has been extended to 20 September 2020. Please see this ...
This article has been updated to include Pease v Carter & Anor EWCA Civ 175 (17 February 2020) in relation to
Introduction
In this article we take a detailed look at the things to look out for when considering a rent to ...
Landlords instructing rent eviction specialists who are not solicitors to evict tenants need to be careful as the ...
Assured Shorthold Tenancy
Fixed term tenancies
The general law applies. Where joint tenants hold a fixed term, ...
Where a tenancy deposit has been paid in connection with an assured shorthold tenancy and in order to be able to ...
Introduction
For a tenancy to be an assured shorthold tenancy, it must be the only or principal home of at least ...
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Forms
Claim Forms N5 and N119 Plus PCOL
Using the court form wizard, you can download claim forms N5 and N119 (standard procedure) and guidance for ...
Accelerated Possession Claim N5B
The accelerated possession procedure is the form to use where you have served a section 21 notice, want to only ...
Section 21(1)(b) Notice
Product Code: F017 - Last updated July 2013, see tab for changes
If a landlord wants their property back, a ...
Section 21(4)(a) Notice
Product Code: F018
If a landlord wants their property back from an assured shorthold tenancy, a notice requiring
Notice to Quit (Landlord to Tenant)
Product Code: F016 - for changes see tab
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR AN ASSURED SHORTHOLD TENANCY. ...
Ground 1 Landlords Only or Principal Notice
Product Code: F043
For tenancies granted on or after 28 February 1997 or for tenancies correctly accompanied ...
Ground 2 Mortgage Notice
Product Code: F044
A ground 2 notice is to notify a tenant before a tenancy is granted the the rented property ...
Ground 3 Holiday Let Notice
Product Code: F046
A landlord may serve this ground 3 notice before a tenancy commences notifying the tenant ...
Surrender of Tenancy Deed
Product code F080
This notice is rarely used and the notice to quit from tenant is normally more ...
Mesne Profits – Damages for Use and Occupation Letter
Product Code: LT901
Where a tenant (or one of several tenants) gives a notice to quit, the tenancy will end upon
Intention to Act Upon Section 21 Notice Previously Served
Product Code: LT044
When a section 21 notice has been served lasts forever as long ast it hasn't been withdrawn ...
Terminate a Lodger Agreement Where There is a Breach
Product Code: LT045
IMPORTANT: This template is only suitable for an excluded licence lodger agreement and for ...
Questions and Answers (for this topic and country)
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I have a tenant who has developed epilepsy, he had a survey carried out by Epilepsy Wales and they felt that he should remove the shower over bath arrangement and have a walk in shower. ...
Guidance for filling in
Today applied for Warrant of Possession. I understand that these tenancies operate primarily under the common law rules and have little statutory security of tenure. Contract was an email ...
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We need to serve a Section 21(4)(a) notice. Property is located in Wales but has no EPC. (more…)