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About FlatHomes

FlatHomes is a family run business with dealings throughout Cardiff and Penarth, including parts of Barry, Newport and the lower valleys. Established in 2000, the name derives  from the similarly spelt Bristol Channel island, Flat Holm.  Set up in a conservatory by a private landlord, Gwilym Rees, primarily just to help other independent landlords find tenants for their vacant properties the business soon expanded to cover all aspects of property services. 

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Welsh Government rejects tenant compensation proposal

Reccomendation 6 within The Senedd’s Housing & Local Government Select Committee Report stated the following:  "The Welsh Government should explore the feasibility of enabling tenants who are subject to no-fault evictions to retain the last two months’ rent of their tenancy as compensation for the financial and wellbeing impact of...

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Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

From the 30th of October 2025 there will be a change to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (FFSR). The core changes are outlined below: Baby Product Exemption: New rules will exclude many baby and young child items from the "furniture" definition to reduce their exposure to flame retardants. This means items like infant ma...

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Financial Sanctions Regulations

Financial sanctions regulations for letting agents are coming in from the 14th of May. This requires agents to check both landlords and tenants (& Guarantors if applicable) against financial sanctions. These checks are to ensure that criminal tenants and landlords cannot enter into rental agreements. Agents will need to check landlords as soon...

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Adequate Housing, Fair Rents And Affordability

Welsh Government recently published a Green Paper: A call for evidence on securing a path towards Adequate Housing – including Fair Rents and Affordability.Of the two elements of the proposals, it will be the fair rent that will be of the greater concern to landlords in Wales, with it ultimately meaning rent controls. This will be viewed by many as ano...

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What our customers think

"Highly Recommend! We recently moved to a new home managed by FlatHomes and have been extremely impressed with their service so far. From our initial enquiries about the property to collecting the keys, everything was very well managed with excellent communication throughout. On moving in we noticed some very minor cleaning and maintenance issues, which were resolved within a week by friendly, professional contractors. We would highly recommend FlatHomes for anyone wanting a fuss-free rental property in Cardiff."

Sarah & Joseph

"Great service throughout! The staff were great from start to finish very patient helpful and informative great agents"

Josh p, Tenant

"Excellent customer service! As a lifelong tenant to various landlords I can confirm with out a shadow of doubt that the interactions with this company have been a superior quality."

Samuel, Tenant

"Staff & Maintenance. I am so pleased that I chose to rent from Flathomes over 3 years ago; Samantha, Ayesha and Celia have always been considerate, approachable, friendly and efficient when dealing with queries. I also want to highlight how great Paul from maintenance is - he was incredibly considerate last week when carrying out his work and is another fantastic member of the Flathomes team. Thank you to all!"

Lee, Tenant

"Flat Homes, an agent with a difference. Flat Homes, an agent with a difference. Our recent experience could not have been better. From quickly finding us a suitable tenant, through to transferring the completed documentation and monies due….Samantha and the team kept us informed throughout. Would we recommend Flat Homes?..Yes and have already done so. Until the next time.Thanks."

Ted & Tom, Landlord

"Lovely set of people! My first time renting a property from this agency and they’ve been very welcoming and very organized. I’m happy with their services as well."

O.O, Tenant
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