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Following a Welsh Assembly Member Debate on 14 February 2018 on the issues surrounding unadopted roads, the Minister for Economy and Transport announced the establishment of a Taskforce to investigate the problems associated with unadopted roads and make recommendations on how these can be addressed and avoided in the future.


In a written statement issued on 6 March 2018, the then Minister for Housing and Regeneration outlined a set of actions to tackle wider issues related to residential leasehold as tenure for home ownership in Wales. The written statement also referred to problems encountered by freehold homeowners linked to estate management charges being levied against them. As part of the package of actions a multi\-disciplinary Task and Finish Group on Leasehold Reform was created to assist in this work.


Today we are writing to update Members on the publication of the reports from both the Task and Finish Group for Leasehold Reform and the Unadopted Roads Taskforce. 


It is clear there are areas of significant overlap between the work of these two groups. Whilst they have approached the issue of unadopted roads and associated estate charges from different starting points they have shared some membership and sought to take advantage of opportunities for information sharing. The two groups have now completed their reports and reflected on how best to align their recommendations. Recognition of the need to now bring these two aspects of work together as a single work stream is reflected in this joint statement being made today.


The issues surrounding leasehold and unadopted roads are many and complex. In bringing together membership from a wide range of interested parties to advise us, we are in a stronger position to evaluate which actions might be most appropriate to address those concerns, which persist in the sector. 


We will carefully consider the recommendations provided in both reports and subject them to appropriate analysis before deciding on how best to proceed. 


Leasehold, as tenure, is governed by complex legislation and before deciding on the full suite of actions, we will also need to consider the findings from the Law Commission review, in the context of our devolved powers. 


As the then Minister for Housing and Regeneration stated when launching the Task and Finish Group we will not shy away from taking legislative action if necessary. However, we can only properly consider the potential need for legislative change when we also have the benefit of the reports due from the Law Commission which we expect later this year. 


In the meantime there are recommendations in the Unadopted Roads report which we are able to take forward immediately to reduce the likelihood of issues experienced to date being repeated. We will also consider the recommendations from the Leasehold Reform Task and Finish Group to identify those actions we can take forward with immediate effect drawing on the ‘tools’ we already have at our disposal. 


We will provide further information to Members in the autumn.







Translation:


 
Yn dilyn dadl gan yr Aelodau ar 14 Chwefror 2018 ar faterion yn ymwneud â ffyrdd sydd heb eu mabwysiadu, cyhoeddodd Gweinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth ei fod yn sefydlu Tasglu i edrych ar y problemau sy'n gysylltiedig â ffyrdd sydd heb eu mabwysiadu  ac i wneud argymhellion ynghylch sut y gellir mynd i'r afael â nhw ac osgoi problemau yn y dyfodol.


Mewn Datganiad Ysgrifenedig ar 6 Mawrth 2018, nododd y Gweinidog Tai ac Adfywio bryd hynny gyfres o gamau er mwyn mynd i'r afael â phroblemau sy'n gysylltiedig â deiliadaeth lesddaliadol preswyl fel opsiwn i fod yn berchen ar dŷ yng Nghymru. Mae'r datganiad ysgrifenedig yn cyfeirio at broblemau sy'n wynebu perchnogion cartrefi rhydd\-ddaliadol sy'n gysylltiedig â ffioedd rheoli ystadau a godir arnynt. Fel rhan o'r gyfres hon o gamau, crëwyd Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen amlddisgyblaethol ar Ddiwygio Lesddeiliadaeth i helpu gyda'r gwaith hwn.


Heddiw, rydym yn ysgrifennu at yr Aelodau i roi'r newyddion diweddaraf ar gyhoeddi'r adroddiadau gan y Tasglu Ffyrdd Heb Eu Mabwysiadu a'r Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen ar Ddiwygio Lesddeiliadaeth. 


Mae’n glir bod elfennau o waith y ddau grŵp yn gorgyffwrdd yn sylweddol. Er eu bod wedi mynd ati i ymdrin â mater ffyrdd heb eu mabwysiadu a ffioedd rheoli ystadau a godir o wahanol fannau cychwyn, maent wedi rhannu rhywfaint o aelodaeth, ac wedi ceisio manteisio ar gyfleoedd i rannu gwybodaeth. Bellach, mae’r ddau grŵp wedi cwblhau eu hadroddiadau ac wedi ystyried y ffordd orau i gysoni eu hargymhellion. Mae’r gydnabyddiaeth bod angen i’r ddwy agwedd hyn o’r gwaith ddod ynghyd mewn un ffrwd waith yn cael ei hadlewyrchu yn y datganiad hwn a wneir ar y cyd heddiw.


Mae'r problemau a geir yn y maes hwn yn niferus ac yn rhai dyrys. Drwy dynnu ynghyd aelodau o amrywiaeth eang o grwpiau perthnasol i roi cyngor i ni, rydym mewn sefyllfa gryfach i bwyso a mesur pa gamau yw'r rhai mwyaf priodol i'w cymryd er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r pryderon hynny sy'n parhau o fewn y sector. 


Byddwn yn ystyried yr argymhellion sydd yn y ddau adroddiad yn ofalus a byddwn yn eu dadansoddi’n fanwl cyn penderfynu ar y camau nesaf. 


Mae lesddaliad, fel deiliadaeth, yn cael ei reoli gan ddeddfwriaeth gymhleth, a chyn penderfynu ar y gyfres lawn o gamau, bydd angen ystyried casgliadau adroddiad Comisiwn y Gyfraith yng nghyd\-destun ein pwerau datganoledig.


Fel y dywedodd y Gweinidog Tai ac Adfywio bryd hynny wrth lansio'r Tasgu, byddwn yn deddfu ar hyn os bydd angen. Wedi dweud hynny, dim ond ar ôl gweld yr adroddiadau gan Gomisiwn y Gyfraith y bydd modd i ni ystyried yn iawn a oes angen newid y gyfraith. Mae disgwyl i'r adroddiadau fod ar gael yn nes ymlaen eleni. 


Yn y cyfamser, mae argymhellion yn yr Adroddiad Ffyrdd Heb Eu Mabwysiadu y gallwn fwrw ati i'w rhoi ar waith yn syth er mwyn lleihau'r tebygolrwydd o ailadrodd y problemau sydd wedi codi hyd yn hyn. Byddwn hefyd yn ystyried yr argymhellion gan y Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen i nodi’r camau hynny y gellir eu cymryd nawr gyda'r ‘offer’ sydd ar gael i ni eisoes.


Byddwn yn rhoi rhagor o wybodaeth i’r Aelodau yn yr hydref.