PART 1REGULATION OF PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING
Prohibition of letting and management without registration and licence
13Offence of appointing an unlicensed agent
1
The landlord of a dwelling marketed or offered for let under a domestic tenancy must not appoint or continue to allow a person to undertake lettings work on behalf of the landlord in relation to that dwelling, if—
a
the person does not hold a licence to do so under this Part for the area in which the dwelling is located, and
b
the landlord knows or should know that the person does not hold such a licence.
2
The landlord of a dwelling subject to a domestic tenancy must not appoint or continue to allow a person to undertake property management work on behalf of the landlord in relation to that dwelling, if—
a
the person does not hold a licence to do so under this Part for the area in which the dwelling is located, and
b
the landlord knows or should know that the person does not hold such a licence.
3
A landlord who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.