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.
Established in 2000, FlatHomes has dealings throughout Cardiff and Penarth, including parts of Barry, Newport and the lower valleys
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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...
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...
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...
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...