Ar 21 Mai 2012, cyhoeddodd y Gweinidog Tai, Adfywio a Threftadaeth y Papur Gwyn ar Dai, Papur Gwyn ar gyfer Bywyd Gwell a Chymunedau Gwell, ar gyfer ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus. Roedd yn amlinellu ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau bod cartrefi fforddiadwy o ansawdd da ar gael i bawb yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys ymrwymiad i foderneiddio'r sector rhentu preifat drwy gyflwyno mesurau i wella safonau rheoli a chyflwr eiddo.
On 21 May 2012, the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage published, for public consultation, the Housing White Paper, A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities.  It outlined the Welsh Government’s commitment to ensure the provision of good quality, affordable homes for everyone in Wales, including a commitment to modernise the private rented sector by introducing measures to improve standards of management and property condition.