Paragraph 26 Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008I1

in paragraph (2), omit “and Wales”;

after paragraph (6), insert—

“(7)

In this regulation “relevant lease” in relation to Wales means—

(a)

a standard contract, within the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 8 of that Act), or

(b)

a lease under which accommodation is let as holiday accommodation.

(8)

But none of the following are relevant leases for the purposes of paragraph (7)(a)—

(a)

an introductory standard contract within the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 16 of that Act);

(b)

a prohibited conduct standard contract within the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 116 of that Act);

(c)

a supported standard contract within the meaning given by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (see section 143 of that Act);

(d)

a lease under which the interest of the landlord belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Crown or to a government department or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;

(e)

a lease granted to a person as a result of the exercise by a local housing authority within the meaning of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014^f3 of its functions under Part 2 (homelessness) of that Act;

(f)

a lease of a dwelling-house or part of a dwelling-house—

(i)

granted on payment of a premium calculated by reference to a percentage of the value of the dwelling-house or part or of the cost of providing it, or

(ii)

under which the contract-holder (or the contract-holder’s personal representatives) will or may be entitled to a sum calculated by reference, directly or indirectly, to the value of the dwelling-house or part.”