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Landlord & Compliance
The Renting Homes (Wales) Act, Rent Smart Wales, licensing and staying on the right side of the rules.
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HMO Room Sizes and Amenity Standards in Wales
Wales has no national HMO room size standard. Cardiff applies its own figures, and the minimum depends on whether a separate living room is provided. The complete Cardiff standards, amenity ratios, and an interactive room size checker.
Read articleHMO Fire Safety in Wales: A Landlord's Compliance Checklist
The fire safety obligations that apply to HMOs in Wales, what Cardiff Council licence conditions require in practice, how to commission a fire risk assessment, and an interactive compliance checklist to audit your property.
HMO licensing in Wales: mandatory vs additional licensing explained
When mandatory licensing kicks in, how Cardiff's additional scheme catches smaller HMOs, what an application involves, an interactive licence requirement checker, and the serious risk of operating unlicensed.
Landlord compliance in Wales: the 2026 guide
Your core legal duties under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act and Rent Smart Wales, the penalties for getting it wrong, and the road to EPC C by 2030.
EPC C by 2030: a landlord's action plan
What the EPC C minimum standard means, the £10,000 cost cap, the upgrades that move a rating, and an interactive budget planner.
Eviction & possession in Wales
Section 173 no-fault, breach and serious rent arrears, the notice periods, an interactive 'which notice?' finder, and the mistakes that void a claim.
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