The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2026

Made: 16 January 2026

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 145(3) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025[^f00001], make the following Order.

Title and interpretation

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• (1) The title of this Order is the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2026.

• (2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

Appointed Day

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The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 June 2026—

• (a) section 43 (discrimination relating to children or benefits status: Welsh language);

• (b) section 44 (discrimination relating to children or benefits status: English language);

• (c) section 45 (amendment of short title of Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019);

• (d) section 46 (amendments of Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 regarding discrimination);

• (e) section 47 (power of Welsh Ministers to protect others);

• (f) section 48 (power of Secretary of State to protect others);

• (g) section 49 (regulations).

Signed

Jayne Bryant — Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers — 16 January 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order, made by the Welsh Ministers, brings into force the provisions of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (“the Act”). These provisions relate to the prohibition of discriminatory bans and restrictions in relation to a dwelling that is to be the subject of an occupation contract on the basis that a child would or may live with or visit a person at the dwelling, or on the basis that a person is or may be a benefits claimant.

This Order brings the following provisions of the Act into force in relation to Wales on 1 June 2026—

• section 43 (discrimination relating to children or benefits status: Welsh language).

• section 44 (discrimination relating to children or benefits status: English language).

• section 45 (amendment of short title of Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019).

• section 46 (amendments of Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 regarding discrimination).

• section 47 (power of Welsh Ministers to protect others).

• section 48 (power of Secretary of State to protect others).

• section 49 (regulations).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2025 c. 26.