English: Thanks, Minister, for your statement. I don't want to comment too much on the nature of the landlord registration scheme because that was contained in legislation debated and passed by the last Assembly. However, there is one point that slightly puzzles me, which is regarding the £144 registration charge, which is a flat fee. There are many reluctant landlords who find themselves renting out property owing to a family bereavement or similar circumstances. It does seem odd to me that those landlords have to pay the same amount as those who rent out multiple properties on a professional basis. So, I do wonder if it is the correct approach to have simply one flat fee. Regarding the operation of the scheme, it is welcome that nearly all of the landlords who attended the training course felt it better equipped them to be landlords, but there are some issues that still need to be addressed. One big issue is that we simply don't know how many landlords there are in Wales, which of course this registration scheme is designed to address. So, because we don't know that, we don't know how many have not yet registered, but the Welsh Government estimates that there may still be some 40,000 people who need to register who haven't yet done so. Although this is essentially a rough guess, it does seem that there are large numbers involved, so I would ask if there is a sensible case for extending the deadline for registration or for some kind of amnesty period where enforcement or sanctions wouldn't take effect, which has also been suggested by a couple of the other speakers in this debate. So, I would add my voice to that. The other issue is the burden on local councils. I would ask the Minister what assessment has been made of the impact of the registration scheme on local authorities and what resources have been allocated to them. That's all of the points I wish to raise. I do also need to declare a financial interest as I do have one buy-to-let mortgage. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog, am eich datganiad. Nid wyf am wneud gormod o sylwadau ar natur y cynllun cofrestru landlordiaid oherwydd ei fod wedi ei gynnwys yn y ddeddfwriaeth gafodd ei thrafod a'i phasio gan y Cynulliad diwethaf. Fodd bynnag, mae un pwynt sydd yn fy nrysu braidd, sy'n ymwneud â'r tâl cofrestru o £144, sef ffi unffurf. Mae llawer o landlordiaid amharod sy'n cael eu hunain yn rhentu eiddo oherwydd profedigaeth deuluol neu amgylchiadau tebyg. Mae'n ymddangos yn rhyfedd i mi fod yn rhaid i'r landlordiaid hynny dalu'r un faint â'r rhai sy'n rhentu eiddo lluosog ar sail broffesiynol. Felly, rwy'n meddwl tybed ai dyma'r dull cywir, sef cael un ffi unffurf. O ran gweithrediad y cynllun, mae croeso i'r ffaith fod bron pob un o'r landlordiaid a fynychodd y cwrs hyfforddi yn teimlo ei fod yn eu paratoi'n well i fod yn landlordiaid, ond mae rhai materion y mae angen mynd i'r afael â nhw. Un broblem fawr yw nad ydym yn gwybod faint o landlordiaid sydd yng Nghymru, y mae'r cynllun cofrestru hwn wrth gwrs wedi'i gynllunio i fynd i'r afael â hi. Felly, oherwydd nad ydym yn gwybod hynny, ni wyddom faint sydd heb gofrestru eto, ond mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn amcangyfrif y gall fod tua 40,000 o bobl y mae angen iddynt gofrestru nad ydynt wedi gwneud hynny eto. Er mai dyfalu bras yw hyn yn ei hanfod, mae'n ymddangos bod niferoedd mawr dan sylw, felly byddwn yn gofyn a oes achos synhwyrol dros ymestyn y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cofrestru neu dros ryw fath o gyfnod amnest lle na fyddai gorfodi neu sancsiynau yn dod i rym, sydd hefyd wedi cael ei awgrymu gan un neu ddau o siaradwyr eraill yn y ddadl hon. Felly, byddwn yn ychwanegu fy llais at hynny. Y mater arall yw'r baich ar gynghorau lleol. Byddwn yn gofyn i'r Gweinidog pa asesiad sydd wedi'i wneud o effaith y cynllun cofrestru ar awdurdodau lleol a pha adnoddau sydd wedi eu dyrannu iddynt. Dyna'r cyfan o'r pwyntiau yr wyf am eu codi. Mae angen i mi hefyd ddatgan buddiant ariannol gan fod gennyf un morgais prynu i osod. Diolch.