Rent Smart Wales Licensed Agent North Wales | Dafydd Hardy


All Dafydd Hardy staff who deal in Lettings have attended the Rent Smart Wales course and are fully conversant with the acts requirements.

All private landlords who have a rental property in Wales must register themselves and the addresses of their rental properties in Wales, there is a charge to register online and this rises if undertaking a paper application. 

Landlords who undertake defined letting or property management activities at a rental property in Wales must apply for a license. If your property is managed through Dafydd Hardy, we are your licenced agent and as such you will not need to be licenced unless you undertake defined activities as listed below;

  • Arranging or conducting viewings with prospective tenants;
  • Gathering evidence for the purpose of establishing the suitability of prospective tenants (for example, by confirming character references, undertaking credit checks or interviewing a prospective tenant);
  • Preparing, or arranging the preparation, of a tenancy agreement;
  • Preparing, or arranging the preparation, of an inventory for the dwelling or schedule of condition for the dwelling.
  • Collecting rent;
  • Being the principal point of contact for the tenant in relation to matters arising under the tenancy;
  • Making arrangements with a person to carry out repairs or maintenance;
  • Making arrangements with a tenant or occupier of the dwelling to secure access to the dwelling for any purpose;
  • Checking the contents or condition of the dwelling, or arranging for them to be checked as part of a current tenancy or for one which has ended;
  • Serving notice to terminate a tenancy.

You can register here; https://www.rentsmart.gov.wales/

For more information please contact us on 01248 35 35 44.