This announcement brings Wales in line with the protection given to commercial tenants in England announced by UK Government in June. The Welsh Government encouraged tenants to pay rent where able to do so. It will consider how it intends deal with the issue of commercial rent arrears built up during the pandemic over the coming months and will work with the UK Government on these proposals.
Philip Angell, Director of Property Management at Cooke & Arkwright, commented “This announcement was expected as it would have been surprising if Welsh Government offered less protection to commercial tenants than their Westminster counterparts”