A new petition has been placed on the Welsh Government website calling for the repeal of the Rent Smart Wales legislation, which has ushered in a mandatory registration and licensing regime.
Instead, the petition suggests membership of a recognised scheme should be made mandatory.
The petition says: “The legislation proposes all landlords and letting agents are licensed to be able to let a property in Wales. This in principle does have merit. However the scheme put forward is over complicated and extremely costly.
“Making it illegal for individuals or agencies to let properties who are not members of a recognised organisation ie ARLA, NAEA, RICS or private landlords affiliations, would ensure the tenant is protected as all the above have standards and criteria members have to adhere to.
“This is also backed up by the need to have clients money protection insurance and to be a member of an independent redress scheme like say The Property Ombudsman. Then there would be no need for any further costly Welsh Government involvement.”
The petition is open only for this month and closes on December 31.
they wont do that as the Welsh Govt wont make any money….
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