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The Welsh Government publishes a full suite of RHW forms for use under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016.
Many of these forms are designed for community landlords or supported/introductory contracts, but private landlords may still need to understand them.
Below is a complete list of the RHW forms currently available, with a short description of each.
Guild subscribers can download applicable RHW forms from the Other Forms section of Tenancy Builder or by using the Possession Notice Wizard to check if a possession notice is available.
Community landlords use this to inform contract-holders that the occupation contract is a standard contract.
Notifies the contract-holder of the landlord's address for service of documents.
Used by a new landlord to notify the contract-holder of the change and provide a correspondence address.
Used when the landlord's address changes.
Issued by a head landlord to confirm a sub-occupation contract will become a periodic standard contract.
Informs a sub-contract-holder that possession proceedings are being taken against the contract-holder.
Tells a sub-contract-holder that an extended possession claim is being made because proceedings are underway against the contract-holder.
Used to notify the contract-holder of a change in rent.
Allows a community landlord or charity to temporarily exclude the contract-holder from the dwelling.
Used to end a periodic standard contract where a six-month notice period applies.
Two-month notice version for certain periodic standard contracts. No longer used - it was only available for transitional cases.
Used to end an introductory or prohibited conduct standard contract. Typically used by a community landlord.
Landlord withdraws a previously issued termination notice for a periodic standard contract.
Notifies the contract-holder that a possession claim will be made due to serious rent arrears.
Serious rent arrears notice for these specific contract types. Typically used by a community landlord.
Ends a fixed-term standard contract that falls within Schedule 9B of the Act. Typically not used now.
Pre-claim notice for breach of contract, estate management grounds or failing to give up possession.
For use when exercising a valid landlord's break clause requiring six months' notice.
Two-month version of the landlord's break clause termination notice. No longer used - it was only available for transitional cases.
Withdraws a previously issued break-clause termination notice.
Issued where the landlord believes the contract-holder has abandoned the dwelling.
Confirms that the contract has ended due to abandonment (following the RHW27 process).
Issued when a joint contract-holder is believed not to occupy or intend to occupy the dwelling.
Confirms the rights and obligations of the joint contract-holder have ended (follows RHW29).
Used where a joint contract-holder is believed to have engaged in prohibited conduct under section 55.
Notifies other joint contract-holders that an application will be made to end another joint contract-holder's rights.
Extends the introductory period of an introductory standard contract. Typically used by a community landlord.
Informing the contract-holder that the landlord will ask the court to impose a prohibited conduct standard contract. Typically used by a community landlord.
Tells the contract-holder that the probation period is ending. Typically used by a community landlord.
Extends the probation period up to 18 months. Typically used by a community landlord.
Ends a converted fixed-term standard contract that does not fall within Schedule 9B. Typically, no longer used.
Although private landlords will only use a limited number of these RHW forms in practice, it is helpful to understand the full range. Some relate to introductory, supported or prohibited-conduct contracts commonly used by community landlords, but all form numbers have legal meaning within Renting Homes (Wales).
Guild subscribers may use the Other Forms part of Tenancy Builder for applicable forms, such as rent variation, which are kept up to date.