The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015

This Order brings into force, on 23 November 2015, certain provisions of Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). Part 1 of the Act relates to the regulation of private rented housing. Part 1 includes a requirement, which is subject to exceptions, for landlords of dwellings let, or to be let, under domestic tenancies, to register with the designated licensing authority. Similarly, agents of landlords and landlords who are engaged in letting or managing such dwellings are required to apply to the licensing authority for a licence.