English: I'm very pleased to speak at the final stage of this important piece of legislation today. As I said at the outset, at Stage 1, this Bill is just one step in the effort to build a housing market that is fit for the future. It is indeed unfair that tenants across the country should be stung by unexpected and unreasonable costs, and that is why I'm happy that we will be banning those fees, alongside other measures to make renting fairer and more transparent. For us in the Welsh Conservatives, the most important aspect of this Bill was the need to balance and protect the rights of both landlords and tenants. That's been very much behind my approach in drafting amendments at Stages 2 and 3, and I'm very glad that some of my amendments have passed in one way or another. This includes, firstly, an amendment that gives Rent Smart Wales the ability to issue fixed-penalty notices - this amendment that I brought forward at Stage 2, but which then the Government amended and brought forward themselves at Stage 3 - and, second, my amendment that prevents the landlord from issuing a possession notice to the tenant when a prohibited payment has been issued and has subsequently not been repaid. This was passed at Stage 3 last week, following close co-operation with the Minister and her team, and I thank the Minister for working with me in that manner. There were other amendments, Llywydd, that I thought would have strengthened the Bill that have not been adopted, but I am happy to settle for the three quarters of a loaf in this instance. For all those landlords and tenants who are co-operating in a harmonious way, I say to them today that they have nothing to fear from this legislation. This will help them in the long run, because, alongside other pieces of legislation that have strengthened this area that have been passed in this Assembly, we will weed out those who are undertaking unscrupulous practices and we will strengthen thereby the market, and especially make it more conducive for responsible landlords and agents. And I think it's a crucial part of what we're doing. Over the last decade, the private rented sector has grown both in absolute numbers and in proportionality, mostly at the expense of owner occupation. If the trend continues, the private rented sector will become the second most prevalent accommodation type after home ownership. It is anticipated to reach 20 per cent of total housing stock by 2020, just next year. It is a market that is here to stay. It is important that we got this legislation right because the sector is becoming increasingly important in meeting housing need, and we have been in the fortuitous position, in respect of trial and error and learning from others, that both the Scottish Government and the UK Government have taken this legislation forward before us, and this is something that I've tried to reflect in my approach and in my scrutiny. In fairness, also I think the Government has been quite aware of that as well. In conclusion, Llywydd, I'm content that this Bill strengthens the rights of all those involved in the sector and helps rebuild the trust between landlord and tenant. I urge all Members to support this legislation at its final stage today.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch iawn o siarad yng ngham olaf y darn pwysig hwn o ddeddfwriaeth heddiw. Fel y dywedais ar y dechrau, yng Ngham 1, un cam yn unig yw'r Bil hwn yn yr ymdrech i adeiladu marchnad dai sy'n addas ar gyfer y dyfodol. Yn wir, mae'n annheg fod tenantiaid ledled y wlad yn wynebu costau annisgwyl ac afresymol, a dyna pam fy mod yn hapus y byddwn yn gwahardd y ffioedd hynny, ynghyd â mesurau eraill i wneud rhentu'n decach ac yn fwy tryloyw. I ni'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig, agwedd bwysicaf y Bil hwn oedd yr angen i gydbwyso a diogelu hawliau landlordiaid a thenantiaid. Mae hynny wedi llywio fy ymagwedd wrth ddrafftio gwelliannau yng Nghamau 2 a 3, ac rwy'n falch iawn fod rhai o fy ngwelliannau wedi cael eu derbyn mewn rhyw ffordd neu'i gilydd. Mae hynny'n cynnwys, yn gyntaf, gwelliant sy'n galluogi Rhentu Doeth Cymru i gyhoeddi hysbysiadau cosb benodedig - gwelliant a gyflwynais yng Ngham 2, ond a ddiwygiwyd gan y Llywodraeth a'i gyflwyno ganddynt yng Ngham 3 - ac yn ail, fy ngwelliant sy'n atal y landlord rhag rhoi hysbysiad cymryd meddiant i'r tenant pan fydd tâl gwaharddedig wedi'i godi a heb ei ad-dalu wedyn. Derbyniwyd y gwelliant hwn yng Ngham 3 yr wythnos diwethaf, yn dilyn cydweithredu agos â'r Gweinidog a'i thîm, a diolch i'r Gweinidog am weithio gyda mi yn y modd hwnnw. Roedd yna welliannau eraill, Lywydd, y teimlwn y byddent wedi cryfhau'r Bil na chawsant eu derbyn, ond rwy'n fodlon â thri chwarter y dorth yn yr achos hwn. I bob un o'r landlordiaid a'r tenantiaid sy'n cydweithredu'n gytûn, rwy'n dweud wrthynt heddiw nad oes ganddynt unrhyw beth i'w ofni yn y ddeddfwriaeth hon. Bydd yn eu helpu yn y pen draw, oherwydd, ynghyd â darnau eraill o ddeddfwriaeth a basiwyd yn y Cynulliad hwn ac sydd wedi cryfhau'r maes hwn, byddwn yn cael gwared ar y rheini sy'n cyflawni arferion diegwyddor, a thrwy hynny, byddwn yn cryfhau'r farchnad, ac yn ei gwneud yn fwy ffafriol i landlordiaid ac asiantiaid cyfrifol. A chredaf fod hynny'n rhan hanfodol o'r hyn a wnawn. Dros y degawd diwethaf, mae'r sector rhentu preifat wedi tyfu o ran niferoedd gwirioneddol ac o ran cymesuredd, yn bennaf ar draul perchen-feddiannaeth. Os bydd y duedd yn parhau, y sector rhentu preifat fydd yr ail fath mwyaf cyffredin o gartref ar ôl perchentyaeth. Rhagwelir y bydd yn cyrraedd 20 y cant o gyfanswm y stoc dai erbyn 2020, y flwyddyn nesaf. Mae'n farchnad sydd yma i aros. Roedd yn bwysig inni gael y ddeddfwriaeth hon yn iawn gan fod y sector yn dod yn gynyddol bwysig wrth ddiwallu'r angen am dai, ac rydym wedi bod mewn sefyllfa ffodus, o ran profi a methu a dysgu gan eraill, gan fod Llywodraeth yr Alban a Llywodraeth y DU wedi bwrw ymlaen â'r ddeddfwriaeth hon eisoes, ac mae hyn yn rhywbeth rwyf wedi ceisio'i adlewyrchu yn fy ymagwedd ac yn fy ngwaith craffu. Er tegwch, credaf hefyd fod y Llywodraeth wedi bod yn gwbl ymwybodol o hynny hefyd. I gloi, Lywydd, rwy'n fodlon fod y Bil hwn yn cryfhau hawliau pawb sy'n gysylltiedig â'r sector ac yn helpu i ailadeiladu'r hyder rhwng landlord a thenant. Rwy'n annog yr holl Aelodau i gefnogi'r ddeddfwriaeth hon ar ei cham olaf heddiw.