Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019

23Publicising letting agents’ fees

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(1)Regulations may amend Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c.15) (duty to publicise fees etc.)—

(a)to require a letting agent to ensure that any online advertiser publicises the agent’s relevant fees, so far as those fees relate to dwelling-houses in Wales;

(b)to allow more than one penalty to be imposed on a letting agent in relation to the same breach of a duty in that Chapter, so far as the breach relates to dwelling-houses in Wales.

(2)In this section—

(a)online advertiser”, in relation to a letting agent, means a person who advertises, on the internet, services offered by the agent in relation to dwelling houses in Wales;

(b)dwelling house”, “letting agent” and “relevant fees” have the same meaning as in Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.