Explanatory Notes

Housing (Wales) Act 2014

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17 September 2014

Commentary on Sections

Part 1 Regulation of Private Rented Housing

Section 11 – Requirement for agents to be licensed to carry out property management work

22.A person who acts on behalf of a landlord and who undertakes property management work without a licence, and without a reasonable excuse for not having a licence, is committing an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine, not limited by any levels on the standard scale, and the amount of which therefore will be determined by the magistrates' court.