PART 1REGULATION OF PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING
Prohibition of letting and management without registration and licence
12Meaning of property management work
1
In this Part, “property management work” means doing any of the following things—
a
collecting rent;
b
being the principal point of contact for the tenant in relation to matters arising under the tenancy;
c
making arrangements with a person to carry out repairs or maintenance;
d
making arrangements with a tenant or occupier of the dwelling to secure access to the dwelling for any purpose;
e
checking the contents or condition of the dwelling, or arranging for them to be checked;
f
serving notice to terminate a tenancy.
2
But “property management work” does not include doing any one of the things in paragraphs (b) to (f) of subsection (1) when done by a person who—
a
does no other thing within subsection (1), and
b
does nothing within section 10(1) in respect of the dwelling.
3
“Property management work” also does not include—
a
doing things under a contract of service or apprenticeship with a landlord;
b
doing things under a contract of service or apprenticeship, or a contract for services, with a person who is—
i
instructed to carry out the work by a landlord, and
ii
licensed to do so under this Part;
c
anything done by a local housing authority (whether or not in exercise of its functions as a local housing authority);
d
things of a description, or things done by a person of a description, specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the Welsh Ministers.